Author - Preston Pouteaux

Preston PouteauxPreston 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.

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Curiosity Lives

Have you heard the saying, “curiosity killed the cat?” It has been used for generations to warn children of danger. As a boy, visiting a large pig...

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Halloween is Awesome

Halloween is that time of year where we collectively spend 2.5 billion dollars on candy, costumes, and party supplies. I remember almost every halloween as a...

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Hand it to them

Hands are an important part of who we are. We communicate with them, waving them around to tell an exciting story, or stretching them out to show our sceptical...

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Chestermere’s Imagineers

I remember the first time I went to Disneyland, especially the first time I stepped onto an amazing ride called, “The Pirates of the Caribbean.” To...

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Don’t Apologize

Several years ago my wife and I hiked the Inca Trail in Peru, a multi-day trek through lush forests and up into the mist covered mountains, camping along the...

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Guavas and Allies

My wife served as a medical relief worker in Haiti and Brazil, but some of her best stories came from a year she spent working with farmers in Zambia. She was...

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Anxiety and Thankfulness

When I was a boy, our home was broken into. We came home after a trip and found that the whole house had been ransacked. I remember my room had been a perfect...

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Curators

I recently watched “Night at the Museum” with my daughter. In this movie a quiet history museum is magically brought to life and the night security...

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Time

On Labour Day I found myself with a free afternoon. Can you believe it? A whole half-a-day with nothing planned. It was a surprise to have free time and in a...


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