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    • Welcome Home

      By on April 16, 2018

      Your neighbourhood is more than a collection of structures and parked cars, it is a place where we are building a life, pursuing dreams, finding...

    • Drinking Coffee (and Loving Your Community) Like the Swedes

      By on April 9, 2018

      Lake Ridge Community Church in Chestermere, where I serve as one of the pastors, comes out of a rich and generous Swedish tradition. While you...

    • Spending Time

      By on April 2, 2018

      Enjoying your neighbourhood, friends, and family requires that ever so rare and limited commodity: time. Like the sand in an hour glass, the changing digital...

    • Easter Hope

      By on March 27, 2018

      This week is full of new life and fun for many in our community. Easter is also a time for people to come together. My...

    • Starting at Your Front Door

      By on March 20, 2018

      
The neighbourhood and city we all want starts at your front door. It does not start with laws and policies. It does not start with...

    • Envy

      By on March 13, 2018

      When I was about 19 years old a group of my college buddies and I went hunting for new place to rent. After a bit...

    • The Seven Neighbourhood Essentials

      By on March 6, 2018

      Neighbourhoods, like anything good and valuable, require thoughtful care in order for it to thrive. The same is very much true of parenting, business, friendships,...

    • The Unexpected Joys of Learning Together

      By on February 27, 2018

      Every week in your community there are groups of people who gather together to learn. In my neighbourhood there is a group called Monday Morning...

    • On the Move

      By on February 21, 2018

      We are among the first humans to know what it means to ‘pick-up-and-move.’ Throughout history, the majority of people did not travel far from their...

    • Trust Them

      By on February 13, 2018

      Trust is foundational to healthy communities and thriving neighbourhoods. When we know that the people who live nearby have our best interests at heart, we...