Tag: tenth avenue north

  • My 5 Best Books of 2025

    (And other highlights) My lyric for the year comes from Elyssa Figueroa (Smith)’s I Won’t Break. She writes, “‘Cause to live by faith and not by sight is like wеaring a blindfold and running.” This line inspired her 2021 album title and it has been a good companion to me over the last several years. This year, I graduated…

  • The Cure for Wellness

    Originally, this was going to serve as an intro to a series on hungering for Emmanuel – seeing God with us in the spaces we find ourselves in. What I’ve realized after the following conversation with a friend, and similar subsequent ones, is that the message I have for these people who approach me with…

  • No Shame Album Review + ARC Review of Mike’s Book!

    Three years ago, after the release of their album Followers, Tenth Avenue North looked to be on the brink of a breakup. A brutal touring schedule, a loss of commercial relevance, and a wandering of purpose led the boys to reconsider their vocational identity. Then I Have This Hope and Control peaked on the Billboard charts. They dramatically…

  • #TTWBATS EP Review

    The boys behind Tenth Avenue North have been busy. In May, lifelong drummer Jason Jamison stepped down to pursue a career with the band’s ministry partner Compassion International. In June, frontman Mike Donehey announced the band had launched a record label called ReMade Records (no doubt a nod to their song You Are More off their…