All posts by Preston Pouteaux
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Making Leaders
There are thousands of new leadership books making their way onto bookstore shelves every year. Whether they are praising or critiquing the leadership of politicians,...
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The Need for Speed and Fun
Like most good ideas, it started as a dream on a whim: gather kids, build some cars together, and see how far they will go...
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Street-combing
I was raised in Canadian Prairies, so to visit the ocean is an extraordinary treat. This past week we had the pleasure of visiting New...
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Ask
I had gone a few weeks without my allowance and my mom knew it. My parents offered me a loonie every week back when the...
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Disappointed
I’ve heard it said that the distance between what you expected, and what you experienced, is called anger. The wider the gap, the greater the...
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Creative Conversations
This summer we went on a long ten hour car trip with our family. My five year old daughter loved playing ‘eye-spy,’ but after a few...
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Favourite Places
I recently took some friends to Reader Rock Garden in Calgary. It’s a hidden gem in the city and too few people know about it....
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Fix it
I was working under my older model Ford truck changing out a broken piece when my neighbour stopped by. “I hear you might not know...
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Pop-Up Adventures
Years ago when I was just starting college, one of the staff members at the college hosted the strangest and most memorable adventures for students....
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Stop
This month marks the first time in my life that I’ve been given the gift of a sabbatical. After fourteen years as a pastor I...
Preston Pouteaux - Into the Neighbourhood
Preston is a pastor at Lake Ridge Community Church in Chestermere and experiments mostly in the intersection of faith and neighbourhood. Into the Neighbourhood explores how we all contribute to creating a healthy and vibrant community. Preston is also a beekeeper; a reminder that small things make a big difference.
email: preston@lakeridgecommunity.com
