Kent graduated from Texas A&M University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of 3 books: The 911 Handbook, Making Today Count for Eternity, and I Once Was Blind but Now I Squint, and has been published in several Christian magazines. Kent is a featured radio guest and has appeared on At Home Live with Chuck & Jenni and other shows. He and his wife Cindy live near Gainesville, Florida.