As I was driving in my car after church last week, I was listening to my favorite radio station. Once I started watching these annoying commercials, I decided to try my childhood station - 88.7 WAY-FM (I haven't listened to Christian music in years). The song “We Fall Down (At the Feet of Jesus)” by Chris Tomlin was playing. How long has this one been on the air? Since 1998 – and it’s a problem. Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is the genre of choice of most worship leaders for youth retreats, Christian camps, Sunday morning worship, and Wednesday evening Bible groups. The purpose of the chosen arrangements is to bring out “the spirit of worship” and “to open the eyes of our hearts”. While I have no doubt that cult leaders throughout the United States have the purest of intentions, they have missed the mark on this point. Is it just me, or haven't they already played "Our God Is and God Is Awesome" a million times? Yes, they did. Worship leaders of religious groups continue to recycle decades-old “contemporary” Christian praise and worship songs that repeat the same lines over and over again. Yes, many CCM radio hits are considered "classic" CCM songs, but no matter what the song is, if you listen to it enough, you will end up hating it. Calling these old '90s songs "Christian classics" is an oxymoron simply because they were contemporary in the era they were written, but should now resign themselves to the past. How many times have you heard the song “The Heart of Worship” or “I Can Only Imagine” in your lifetime? How old were you when you first heard it? This is my case and my argument here. Other popular worship songs from the 90s include: "I Could Sing Your Love Forever", "Open the Eyes of My Heart", "Cry Out to the Lord", and "...... middle of paper ... ...Well, you can expect something more personal - encouragement and that sort of thing." Should the Christian music genre as a whole be wiped out? Christian groups and more Christian groups making music that pleases both God and the culture. Works CitedBrowning, Dave. "Why Switchfoot Doesn't Sing Christian Songs." December 2013. Web. April 29, 2014. Menzie, Nicola. “Lecrae speaks of criticism in refusing the sacred-secular division.” Lecrae speaks of criticism in refusing the sacred-secular division. April 2014.Parks, Michael J. "Michael Card by The Phantom Tollbooth." Phantom Tollbooth, December 11, 1997. Web. April 29, 2014.Stevenson, Wayne. “Why is Christian music inferior? » Voices.yahoo.com. Yahoo.com, January 2, 2007. Web. April 29. 2014.