The Kendall Gentleman

The September 2025 issue of The Kendall Gentleman, the monthly Kendall County magazine for men published by Oakridge Media in Boerne, Texas, features Casey Barker on the cover. This is Volume 1, Issue 8.

Cover Story

Brewing Bold Faith in Boerne: The Casey Barker Story. He is a ninth-generation descendant of the pioneers who helped found Kerrville in the 1880s.

In This Issue

• Publisher’s Note: The Men Beside You
  Real strength is found not in going it alone, but in the men who walk beside us. A Publisher’s Note from Michael G. Ethridge after Kendall County’s flood.
• Brewing Bold Faith in Boerne: The Casey Barker Story
  From heartbreak and addiction to an 8‑ft cross and over 600K TikTok followers, Casey Barker’s bold faith has made his Boerne coffee shop a sanctuary of hope.Brewing Bold Faith in Boerne
• History: The Sage of Sisterdale: Ernst Kapp
  Explore Ernst Kapp’s journey from Bavarian scholar to Texas pioneer: his hydropathic spa, abolitionist leadership, and enduring impact on Sisterdale.
• Hope for Heroes: Kevin Klaerner: A Legacy of Service
  Lieutenant Kevin Klaerner honors generations of Hill Country lawmen, leading with faith, humility, and a servant’s heart in Kendall County.
• BetterMENt: The Relentless Pursuit of Understanding
  Dale Adams urges men to lean into curiosity: take things apart, ask hard questions, and understand the world, not just use it.
• Outdoors: My Homage to the Guadalupe River Tragedy
  Jed Mazour honors those lost in the Guadalupe flood through stories, memorials, and reclaiming riverbanks that held both grief and hope.
• Faith & Leadership: Just Stay Down
  When Boerne restarted its football program in 2009, Coach Dane Johnson taught one truth: respect comes not from victory, but from refusing to stay down.
• Musings of JEV: Customs & Manners
  John Eddie Vogt reflects on forgotten etiquette in Kendall County, where even a simple roadside greeting was once sacred.
• Spirits: Uisge Beatha
  Renita Reavis explores how whiskey (uisge beatha, the water of life) awakens memories and invites us to pause and savor life, one shared dram at a time.

Previous issue: August 2025. Next issue: October 2025.