All posts by Preston Pouteaux
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Forward
Getting to where we want to go is not always a straight shot. Accomplishing the goals we have for our lives is not easily gained...
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Take Ten Steps Back…Stay
We all like to be alone once in awhile. Getting away from the duties of our life and finding a moment to simply ‘be,’ is...
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The (Still) Golden Rule
For thousands of years we’ve had neighbours and neighbourhoods. Whether it was the cavemen next door who made loud noises until all hours of the...
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Belonging Everywhere
My wife and her brother love the Calgary Roughnecks. Each year they get season tickets and plan their lives around the next lacrosse game. Decked...
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Warming up the Neighbourhood
The other day I waved at a neighbour and said, “see you in the spring!” I chuckled to myself as I said it, because in...
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New Year’s Irresolutions
Each year about 45% of us will make a New Year’s Resolution. By the end of January, about one in three will ditch their resolution,...
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The Gift of Waiting
For children in Chestermere, the wait is nearly over. For too many days now, those tempting gifts under the tree have been whispering, and at...
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Neighbourhood ‘Re-Santa-fication’
Gift-giving has always been a big part of Christmas. Yet in our age of consumerism more and more people are foregoing gift-giving, or at least...
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Why Peruvian Christmas Came to an End
If you want to know how rich a person is, take a measure of how many things they have that money cannot buy. Friends, good...
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You Matter (and so does the next person you see)
You are one-of-a-kind. You are valuable and infinitely rare. Before or after you, there will never be anyone just like you. In fact a researcher,...
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
