I don’t know about that. Casting Crowns “Praise you in this storm” has lent me perspective in some very difficult situations. I can’t be the only one listening to contemporary Christian music with tears streaming down my face. I find a lot of good doctrine and encouragement in some of it. Each to their own
Can you post the lyrics? I’m not familiar with any of the recent stuff.
There is a ton of excellent contemporary christian music out there, and on the whole the message is right on.
Some examples: For King and Country, Toby Mac, Thousand Foot Krutch, Lauren Daigle, Andy Mineo, Jesus Culture (favorite), Crowder, and on, and on.
The message is consistent across all of these artists, but the styles falls into several genres, and in some cases the same artist can span several genres of music. I play what I’m in the mood for.
I will admit, though, that some contemporary christian bands only tangentially allude to their faith in the lyrics they sing. Some examples would be Skillet, Red, and Family Force 5. Still, with those groups that don’t have explicitly christian overtones in their lyrics, it presents an opportunity within certain groups to share their faith where it might never reach. It’s living in the world, but not being of it.
Sometimes as a christian, you as an individual, are the closest thing the person you are talking to will get to ever attending church or hearing the Word. Some artists, because of where God has put them, get to live that opportunity on a daily basis. They are the lucky ones.