Pastor Scott's Musings

 Sermon of Milledgeville and Whitestown UMC ...the people became discouraged on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses   Numbers 21:4b-5a Complaining ( Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:13-17 )   One of my Jr Hi classmates called me out of the blue to complain about the time I put glue on his ink pen. After 50 years, he still can’t let it go!   A man says his wife has been complaining for 20 years about him not putting the cap back on the tube of toothpaste. He decided as an anniversary gift to change his habit. He put the cap back on. A week went by and no reaction from his wife. He’d expected her to notice, but nothing. Finally, one night, she turned to him and complained, “Why have you stopped brushing your teeth?”   Psychology Today states that people have negative thoughts more frequently than positive, at a 5:1 ratio. Psychologists believe that our tendency toward negative thinking is related to our survival instincts. As hunter-gatherers we needed to think fast to av

 Sermon for Milledgeville and Whitestown UMC What’s in a Name? (Gen 11:1-9, 27-32; 12:1-7)   Stela found at E' Temen An Ki with official commemoration for the zigguart by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar  I can’t assume you all are familiar with the classic comedy sketch of Abott and Costello called “Who’s On First.” Search YouTube or go to the Members of Milledgeville UMC Facebook page. I placed a link to it there. The two are discussing the Saint Louis baseball team. Lou wants to know the names of the team members. Bud begins telling him, “We got Who on first, What’s on 2 nd and I Don’t Know’s on 3 rd .” Lou is confused.   “Who’s on first?” “yes” What? No, What’s on 2 nd . I’m not asking you about 2 nd base. Who’s on first? Exactly! What? What’s on second. Who’s on first. I don’t know, that’s what I’m asking you!!! I don’t know is on 3 rd !   And on and on it goes. Total confusion!   Today we continue our Bibles Stories series with The Tower of Babe

Sermon for Milledgeville and Whitestown UMC...  Ctrl+Alt+Del ( Excerpts Genesis 6-9 ) God said to Noah, who was now living in the United States, "Once again, the planet has become wicked and over-populated and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing." God gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have six months to build it.” Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard, but no ark. Noah", He roared, "I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark?" "Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah. "But things have changed. I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision. Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond b