Kelly Bixby, Author at Remembering Janet

Amazing Grace

January 31, 2019April 25, 2020 Kelly Bixby

My father-in-law, Ken Bixby, recently died. Years ago, he requested that “Amazing Grace" be sung at his funeral. He hadn’t told our family, however, which of the twenty-eight versions he had collected was the one we were supposed to use. That he would leave out such an important detail was surprising, because Ken was a master list-maker, organized, methodical, set in... Read More

Finding Joy

November 30, 2018 Kelly Bixby

As this most wonderful time of the year--Christmas--inches closer, many of us don’t feel the joy we’re entitled to. Some are better at masking inner pain than others are. But grief is no less a burden just because we’re good at hiding it. Personally, the stress my family and I are going through is like nothing we’ve faced before. We’re... Read More

Beyond Coincidence, We Present 2018’s Merit Scholars

September 30, 2018April 27, 2020 Kelly Bixby

I like to think coincidences are purposeful, close encounters with God. We can view them as less-than-subtle reminders of The Almighty; or, more concretely, picture them as divine thumps against our thick skulls – wake up calls letting us know that God is, indeed, present and active in our world and in our lives. As the One Who Is, fully... Read More

Apply for Scholarships

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Kelly Bixby

Ministry students, check out our scholarship opportunities. Our timing allows you to get through spring finals and then complete our application process. How nice is that? No added stress to your semester days. But don’t forget about us. Deadline to apply this year is June 15, 2018. Read More

Seeing the Spirit of God

January 31, 2018April 28, 2020 Kelly Bixby

At home in mid-January 2018, I was surprised to receive a thank you note mistakenly addressed to Pastor Janet Richardson. It was clear to me that whoever sent the postcard wasn’t familiar with Janet. They would have known her by her marital surname—Noble-Richardson—and that she had died in 2006. But the faux pas were easy to make. Working through our... Read More