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Church. When people say the word, they often mean the building that houses the members. But the word Ekklesia, or Church, was never about a building of steel or stone. Ekklesia is …
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By Robin Dale,
Pastor, Elm Spring Baptist Church
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9/29/26
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We constantly seek out heroes — humans who will save the day. Save our city. Save the nation. Save the world. And even save us from ourselves. Many of those heroes are superhuman, in that no normal …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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9/24/26
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For years, I watched young families chase a familiar version of the American dream: land the right job, save enough money for a down payment, and find a home in a community where they could raise …
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By Chris Gaines
Guest Columnist
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9/24/26
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A rare thing happened over Labor Day weekend. After a 9-hour drive, all five people in my immediate family went to the same movie at the same time. Once your kids grow up and move away, you realize …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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9/24/26
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If you are a red wine aficionado or someone who occasionally enjoys a red wine the time is now to stock up before the cold weather sets in.
Unfortunately, the price of wine does vary with the …
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By Bennet Bodenstein
Contributing Columnist
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9/24/26
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One of the most well-known Stoics, Marcus Aurelius, offers modern readers a clear view of how to contend with obstacles. In his personal journal, now known as the Meditations, Aurelius wrote, “The …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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9/18/26
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One spider? Normal. Two spiders? Concerning.
Spider in the toilet? Now we’ve got a problem.
In recent months, we’ve occasionally spotted a spider here and a spider there, but I didn’t …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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9/17/26
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Unsurprisingly, we witnessed another workaround created for one individual who continuously forgets he is a servant of the people. Typically, living individuals in the U.S. are not supposed to have …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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9/10/26
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With wine prices going up faster than a jet plane taking off, it is becoming more difficult to find reasonably priced wines of quality.
There is also the current problem of the increased tariffs …
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By Bennet Bodenstein
Contributing Columnist
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9/10/26
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We are in an age of isolation and division. We are isolated from authentic community as we have substituted it for shallow connections on social media. The rise of remote work, which has its …
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By Adam Kennedy,
Pastor, Encounter Church Warrensburg
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9/4/26
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We just wanted a new color. Just paint. No big deal, right?
But first we had to decide on a color — something lighter than the terrible taupe we’d come to dread over the past decade. After …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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9/4/26
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If you have noticed webbing at the tips of tree branches lately, you are seeing the handiwork of the fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea). The silky white webbing is seen on many different deciduous …
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By Kathi Mecham
Contributing Columnist
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9/4/26
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In 1970, Joni Mitchell wrote the song “Big Yellow Taxi” due to her despondence at the negative effect humans sometimes have upon nature. Her song offers a haunting reminder that introspection and …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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9/4/26
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A year ago today, I had no idea how much my life would change when I stepped into the office of the Warrensburg Star-Journal.
I just knew that as a recent journalism school …
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By Hasina Shah hasina.shah@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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9/2/26
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Ad Astra per Aspera, which is a Latin phrase meaning “to the stars through hardships,” has always offered me a glimpse of humanity’s capacity to overcome challenges. I have adored “Star …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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8/27/26
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Two days ago, I sat in front of my house, pulling weeds from between the stones of the path to our front door. One of our sons is getting married on our property next month so I’m trying to keep …
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By Angela Palmer
Contributing Columnist
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8/27/26
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Currently, we are all suffering from the same malady, economic inflation. The wine industry, both in this country and overseas, has been hit hard by this situation because wine is all too often …
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By Bennet Bodenstein
Contributing Columnist
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8/27/26
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For the past few years, when Tom’s work takes him somewhere I’d like to see, I get my own plane ticket and tag along so we can be weekend tourists. The writing profession might never bring in the …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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8/27/26
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I am rarely stopped in my tracks. Yet, “Relics of the Brave,” an 1883 painting by Arthur Hacker at Savannah’s Telfair Museum, forced me to pause for a few moments, especially given the …
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By Dan Brigman
Contributing Columnist
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8/20/26
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It was recently reported that an ancient Roman ship full of sealed amphora that are about 2,000 years old was discovered in the sea just off of the Sicilian coast.
I do not know what you …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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8/20/26
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