All posts by Preston Pouteaux
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When Neighbourhoods Lament
I remember sitting with a friend when I was going through a hard time in my teenage years. I was thinking about some pretty hard...
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The Hopeful Sound of Block Parties
2020 was the first year our little corner of Rainbow Falls did not celebrate with a block party. We all shared in the ache of...
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Where does happiness come from? A few years ago my wife and I sat down over several days to do a little happiness audit. We...
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Stepping Stones For A Thriving Community
My parents moved to Chestermere this summer and as they were gardening they discovered several buried stepping stones in their yard. Large flat flag stones...
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Sean Benesh is a leading voice in thinking about neighbourhoods and urban culture. He has written extensively about how the dynamic and complex everyday rhythms...
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A Country of Neighbours
This week I sat in a backyard socially distanced circle by the lake with a dozen of my favourite people. Lake Ridge Community Church, like...
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Seven Neighbourists
Neighbourists are those people who find meaning from neighbourhood, by giving meaning to their neighbourhood. They have lifestyles that chooses to engage the place where...
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The Great Disconnect
On June 9th, as part of the City of Chestermere’s Senior’s Week, the city screened “The Great Disconnect.” This film, by Tamer Soliman, takes viewers...
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Peace and All Good
We have set out bird feeders this summer in the branches of our growing front yard trees. As I write this a little song bird...
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Neighbourhood Scouts
There’s a Bible story that I loved in Sunday School. It goes like this: when Moses was wandering in the desert after they left Egypt,...
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
