Faithfulness in Prayer

Kelly Bixby
Faithfulness in Prayer
One of my prized possessions is a children’s prayer book that used to belong to my mother. The cover has a picture of a beautiful girl with long blonde hair. She’s wearing what I’ve always thought is her nightgown, but which may actually be a choir robe. The girl’s hands are folded before her in the manner proper for Catholic... Read More

Seeing the Spirit of God

Kelly Bixby
Seeing the Spirit of God
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

Fanfare and Pageantry

Kelly Bixby
Fanfare and Pageantry
Because the dad was smiling, I was pretty sure I hadn’t offended him too much. He asked, “Did you just say, ‘Every parent should force their child to be in the Christmas pageant’?” Absolutely I did. His high-school sophomore son had told me a week earlier that he was willing to participate, and ever since, I had been counting on... Read More

Scholarship Recipients, 2017

Kelly Bixby and Rev. Steven Schafer
Scholarship Recipients, 2017
“One of the most amazing truths of the Bible is that God has chosen to work in partnership with human beings to fulfill mission. God could have done it alone, but throughout history, God has depended upon a few good people who are willing to follow Him.”   ~ Rev. Dr. Janet A. Noble-Richardson ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In reviewing scholarship applicants this... Read More

Swayed by Our Scholarship Applicants

Kelly Bixby
Swayed by Our Scholarship Applicants
Before I began writing to you today, I needed encouragement. You see, August was the month that Remembering Janet selected our latest scholarship recipients. I knew that the notification letters, mailed yesterday, would soon be eagerly opened by all the candidates, but only five would be elated to know that they had swayed us and won awards. The rest might... Read More