Dustin Michael Kensrue (/ˈkɛnzruː/ KEHNZ-roo; born November 18, 1980) is an American musician, singer and songwriter.

Please Come Home met with mostly favorable reviews from critics, who have compared Kensrue musically to singer/songwriter Ryan Adams and Johnny Cash.

[3][4][5] Kensrue intended to donate 5% of the proceeds from Please Come Home to a non-profit organization called To Write Love on Her Arms.

In the press release, Kensrue explained the choice: "To Write Love on Her Arms is a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with clinical depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.

To Write Love on Her Arms began in March 2006 as a written story and an attempt to raise money for one girl's treatment.

[7] Kensrue also added vocals in the song "The Contender" on the album "Pierce the Empire With a Sound" by experimental act The Out Circuit released on February 12, 2008.

[19] In 2011, Kensrue became a deacon of the Mars Hill Church plant in Orange County, and in 2012 Mars Hill announced that Kensrue would become the worship leader for the campus located in Bellevue, Washington, and be involved in coordinating worship music across their churches.

[20] In October 2014, Kensrue resigned amid controversy surrounding pastor Mark Driscoll,[21] returning to California with his family.

[22] In 2012, Kensrue formed the band The Modern Post at the Mars Hill Church in Orange County, California.

[23] The band members include brothers Phil and Lee Neujahr on bass and drums, and Jonny Sandu on keyboard.

[25] In July 2014, Kensrue announced that he was working on a follow-up to This Good Night with a five-track Christmas EP including a re-working of "This Is War".