Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 14!
Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 14!

Top 100 Tooth & Nail Albums of All Time


BACK   96 of 100   NEXT
#96. Dustin Kensrue / The Modern Post
The Water and the Blood

Release Date: December 4, 2015

I'm not going to beat around the bush here -- I've long been convinced that this is one of the greatest worship albums of all time. Sure, I'll accept accusations of bias from anyone who knows how big of a Thrice fan I am, but it's still hard to be unimpressed by the accomplishment the Thrice frontman made with this solo effort. Kensrue tapped into a rare trifecta: songs that are musically interesting, doctrinally robust, and fitting for congregational worship. Only one song, the single "It's Not Enough," really wouldn't work in a church worship setting, which I can say from personal experience, having used half of the album for leading worship. The album is at the height of its powers on "Grace Alone" and "God Is Good," two songs that I would recommend every church putting into circulation; they please the ears, challenge the mind, and lift our eyes toward Christ. It's sad to know that, due to his own shifts in theology, Kensrue has distanced himself from this album (even so far as relabeling this album under The Modern Post), but the Holy Spirit was so evidently in the writing of these songs that apparently they don't need their writer's approval in order to stand the test of time and continue edifying the church.
        - Chase Tremaine

  • Visit our Dustin Kensrue page for more information about him...

  • Top 100 Tooth & Nail Albums of All Time

    Intro | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | home

     

    ©2018 Jesusfreakhideout.com






    Leave a Comment

     

    go to main page

     

                     
    Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 14!

    Search JFH



    This Friday, October 3, 2025
    ALBUMS
    BASECAMP Beautiful Like the Truth [Polished Arrow]
    Pat Barrett I've Got A Fire [Capitol CMG]
    Elan Brio Millennium Funk (independent)
    Kristene DiMarco MEMORADUM - EP [Bethel]
    Heath McNease Autumn Sessions, Vol. 2 (independent)
    Mystical Death Carnation EP (Remastered) [Rottweiler Records]
    Matt Redman Life & Breath [Integrity]
    John Van Deusen As Long As I Am In The Tent of This Body I Will Make a Joyful Noise Pt. 1 [Anotherland]

    SINGLES
    ChristianXXII & Futuristic Already Won - Single [DREAM]
    Damian Back To You - Single [DREAM]
    Emerson Day This House Won't Fall - Single [Fair Trade]
    The Forerunner Manifesto (independent)
    for KING + COUNTRY World on Fire (feat. Taylor Hill) - Single [Curb Records]
    Nathan Oswalt MAKE UP YOUR MIND - Single (independent)
    Drew Parker Blame Jesus - Single [Warner Music Nashville]
    Shamash The Gulf Between Us - Single [Rottweiler Records]

    Next Friday, October 10, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Citizens m us eum [Anotherland Records]
    Jesus Culture Send The Fire: Live From London [Capitol CMG]
    Tasha Layton Life in Me [BEC]

    SINGLES
    Chosen Road Daddy Was a Navy Man - Single [Thoroughbred]
    Run51 Song Of My Soul - Single [DREAM]
    Zane Vickery Name (Live at Greenbriar) - Single (independent)


    For all release dates, click here!
     

    Purchase Original Art Prints, Drawings, Stickers, Bookmarks and more from JFH's own John DiBiase!
    Need proofreading and editing help? We've got you covered! Click here to learn more
    Check out depositphotos for royalty free images