Durrell Ramer
@durrellramer.bsky.social
Just another Mennonite farm kid who got an MFA and became a business executive
Who is your neighbor?
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Who is your neighbor?
Remember that you are but dust…
My inner 14 year old adolescent self always giggles about “butt dust” at the imposition of ashes.
My inner 14 year old adolescent self always giggles about “butt dust” at the imposition of ashes.
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Remember that you are but dust…
My inner 14 year old adolescent self always giggles about “butt dust” at the imposition of ashes.
My inner 14 year old adolescent self always giggles about “butt dust” at the imposition of ashes.
My lovely spouse had an essay published yesterday. www.theporchcommunity.net/recent/2025/...
PLAYING WITH NARRATIVE ARCHETYPES - Stephanie Ramer — The Porch
The Sage. The Elder. The Innocent. The Fool. When we listen to a fable, read a novel, or watch a movie, we almost inherently recognize archetypes like these and understand the place they hold in the n...
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March 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My lovely spouse had an essay published yesterday. www.theporchcommunity.net/recent/2025/...
Reposted by Durrell Ramer
Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
I I have had the great fortune of spending 29 years at ETC. We’re 50 this year and still “a little bit nuts.” I could not to be prouder to be an employee owner and help lead this company.
In Our Own Words - Celebrating 50 Years
YouTube video by ETCVideoLibrary
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January 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I I have had the great fortune of spending 29 years at ETC. We’re 50 this year and still “a little bit nuts.” I could not to be prouder to be an employee owner and help lead this company.
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For those arguing about Advent/Christmas colours: this should settle the debate!
December 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM
For those arguing about Advent/Christmas colours: this should settle the debate!
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Received the first bound proof/ARC of Is A River Alive? today, 3.5 yrs after starting work on it.
Always an exciting waymark in a book’s journey.
Neon-zing meander art by @stanleydonwood.bsky.social
Lovely to hold it in hand: it exists!
Out 1 May next year: dedicated to the rivers & their guardians.
Always an exciting waymark in a book’s journey.
Neon-zing meander art by @stanleydonwood.bsky.social
Lovely to hold it in hand: it exists!
Out 1 May next year: dedicated to the rivers & their guardians.
December 3, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Received the first bound proof/ARC of Is A River Alive? today, 3.5 yrs after starting work on it.
Always an exciting waymark in a book’s journey.
Neon-zing meander art by @stanleydonwood.bsky.social
Lovely to hold it in hand: it exists!
Out 1 May next year: dedicated to the rivers & their guardians.
Always an exciting waymark in a book’s journey.
Neon-zing meander art by @stanleydonwood.bsky.social
Lovely to hold it in hand: it exists!
Out 1 May next year: dedicated to the rivers & their guardians.
A friendly liturgical reminder not to bust out the baby Jesus songs during Advent. Please do dust off the Advent hymns. youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by SamCookeVEVO
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 PM
A friendly liturgical reminder not to bust out the baby Jesus songs during Advent. Please do dust off the Advent hymns. youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
To all who celebrate, happy 165th anniversary to Darwin’s Origin of the Species.
November 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
To all who celebrate, happy 165th anniversary to Darwin’s Origin of the Species.
Curiosity is resistance.
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Curiosity is resistance.
The humanities are resistance.
November 22, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The humanities are resistance.
Exactly the conversation that I needed this morning. katebowler.com/podcasts/sta...
Parker Palmer: Standing in the Gap
How do we stay hopeful in the face of despair and disillusionment—especially when politics threaten to tear us in two? Kate speaks with Parker Palmer, a writer, teacher, and activist. As you’ll hear, ...
katebowler.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Exactly the conversation that I needed this morning. katebowler.com/podcasts/sta...
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If Christians only bind up disappointment without preaching justice, if we only heal wounds of division without recognizing the moral offense, then we have failed.
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/im-not-dis...
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/im-not-dis...
I'm Not Disappointed
On "both sides" and President Lincoln and Dr. King
dianabutlerbass.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:12 PM
If Christians only bind up disappointment without preaching justice, if we only heal wounds of division without recognizing the moral offense, then we have failed.
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/im-not-dis...
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/im-not-dis...
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Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing