It’s been a little over a month since starting my adventure as campus pastor at Truett McConnell University. Thank you for the encouraging texts, calls, and messages. Although I’m still learning to balance my BKM schedule with my new role at Truett, the work I’m doing in both arenas is[...]
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;” Psalm 23:4a Few of us like change. Yet, ironically, it’s one of the few constants in life. The place and situation you’re in today may not be the[...]
“He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3 The analogy of the Lord as our Shepherd occurs throughout the Bible. Of course, that makes us sheep, which isn’t exactly a flattering comparison. Sheep aren’t smart. They tend to stray[...]
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.” Psalm 23:1–2 Many commentators believe that David wrote Psalm 23 in his later years, reflecting on his life. Although David the shepherd became David the king,[...]
“The Lord is my shepherd…” Psalm 23:1a The 23rd Psalm is extremely familiar, even outside of Christian circles. We associate it with comfort in grief because of how often it’s read at funerals. In reality, this Psalm is more a song about life than about death. It portrays the[...]
“and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.” Romans 4:21 Followers of Christ are not immune from the difficulties and sorrows of life. Still, we often wonder why God doesn’t intervene sooner when a challenging situation lingers on. Some who profess Christ[...]
When the Lord prompted me to start Bucky Kennedy Ministries, I felt somewhat like Abraham - going without a lot of knowing! The last three years have been an amazing journey of faith. In that time BKM has conducted over 100 revivals, conferences, and speaking engagements; posted a weekly devotion; published[...]
“I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too burdensome for me.” Numbers 11:14 We all face periods of discouragement for various reasons. Demanding circumstances usually come and go. Like the tide, it’s just the rhythm of life. But what about when a burdening[...]
“But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galatians 6:14 The Cross of Jesus Christ takes away any grounds we might use to exalt ourselves.[...]