All posts by Preston Pouteaux
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Words We Use
Words have a particular kind of potency. Words are powerful, they can build someone up, or they can tear them down. We have used words...
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Playbourhood
As a young eight year old in Regina, Saskatchewan, my best friend and I came up with a plan: we were going to catch our...
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Deep Waters
Sunday morning arrived with a crack of lightning and a torrent of worries for many people in Chestermere. Water levels rose and first covered the...
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Excuse me
I was recently standing around a neighbour’s kitchen with a number of people I’ve come to know, and enjoy. One of my neighbours proposed a...
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Messy Neighbourhoods
Elbow deep in new soil, and tending to bad sun-burns, I’m surprised that gardening has become one of our favourite activities. My wife and I...
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Bill’s Street
A friend of mine, Bill, lives in Bowness, Calgary. For years I’ve learned from him the importance, and joy, of living a life engaged with...
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The New Neighbourliness
I knew a man who had flown fifty bombing missions during World War 2. He was soft spoken and kind, and rarely talked about his...
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Awake
When I was a teenager I had to get my wisdom teeth pulled. The dentist prepped me on the procedure and explained that I’d be...
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Small
If you talk to a few hundred children under the age of seven in Chestermere, they’ll probably know me first and foremost as the “bee-guy.”...
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In Praise of Slow
Why is it that many of the best things in life take time? My neighbour has been teaching me this. He has three excellent hobbies...
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
