30 - Finding God in The Unexpected with Mike Donehey

Mike Donehey - musical recording artist, songwriter, author, podcast host, and founding member of the band Tenth Avenue North - joins the podcast to share how he finds God in the unexpected places. During his senior year in high school, on the way to a soccer game, Mike was in a life-threatening car accident. As a result of being laid up on his back for months, Mike learned how to play guitar - giving birth to a new career path, and eventually one of the most loved and successful bands in Christian music, Tenth Avenue North. Following the band's mutual separation in 2020, Mike launched the Chasing the Beauty Podcast and his solo music career. We discuss the process of surrendering control of his success, being a dad, and the birth of his new album, Flourish, out of a dark season. Lastly, Mike breaks down a unique revelation that was the driving force behind his first book: rather than ask "What is God's will for my life?", we should think and pray about how God's life can come affect our will. 

Connect with Mike: 

- on Instagram: @mikedonehey 

- on Twitter: @mikedonehey 

- on the web: mikedonehey.com 

- on the mic: Chasing the Beauty Podcast 

Finding God's Life for My Will by Mike Donehey 

Mike's new solo album, "Flourish" 

Referenced:

How To Train Birds

How To Own a Baseball Team

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 

Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke 

All music for this episode has been provided by Midnite Jones.

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