All posts by Preston Pouteaux
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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...
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Party People
About five years ago a group of near-strangers in my neighbourhood did something unusual. They blocked off a road, hauled out a barbecue, inflated a...
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Why We Need Bugs
My parents drove a big Chrysler Cordoba while I was growing up. I remember after road trips gathering around the front of our car with...
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Gift Culture
I love the phrase, “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” We can strategize to make amazing businesses, neighbourhoods and thriving community, but it will only take...
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
