Posts by Heather Strube
The Voice of the Good Shepherd

During chapel last Friday, we read aloud from John 10. The pastor reading to our K-8 students had intended to stop midway through the chapter at verse 10, where Jesus says: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 

The pastor stopped, but there was a tangible sense the children desired for him to keep reading.

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Heather Strube
We Are A Learning Community, Not an Educational Product

The founding board members, parents, and teachers of Cambridge chose the educational philosophy of British educator Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) as one of the formative influences on the development of the school’s core values and distinctives. Mason was a prolific writer of her time, and it is Mason we are quoting when you hear us say, “Children are born persons.

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A Thanksgiving Message of Faith and Gratitude Through the Generations

I have always loved the book of Hebrews. In chapter 11, the writer takes us on a journey of familiar Old Testament stories in the form of a list. I love a good list, but this is not just any list–it is a list of heroes of the faith. Lists like this were common in Jewish writings, and the crucial part of the list is knowing who comes at the end. In this list, it’s JESUS.

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Heather Strube