WaterBrook Multnomah announced last week the release of a new faith-centric adult coloring book, Whatever Is Lovely: A Coloring Book for Reflection and Worship. Whatever is Lovely is expected to release Dec. 15 through WaterBrook Press.

Whatever Is Lovely is the latest addition in a growing trend among Christian publishers to release faith-based coloring books for adults. Within the last month, both Warner Press and BroadStreet announced adult coloring book lines.

Kendall Davis, assistant editor at WaterBrook Multnomah, gave insight into the inspiration for Whatever is Lovely.

“Quieting our minds, spending time meditating on the words of the Lord, and entering into a time of quiet reflection and worship is more difficult than ever,” said Davis. “We want to spend time with God, we want to be quiet and hear what He has to say, but distractions are literally everywhere. Our minds have been trained to move from topic to topic quickly, and focusing and thinking deeply on one thing can be tough—despite our desires and best efforts.”

Each of the illustrations in Whatever Is Lovely contains a quote from Scripture, a popular hymn or noted authors and speakers, such as Lysa TerKeurst, Liz Curtis Higgs and Corrie ten Boom. By focusing on Scripture and words of spiritual encouragement, Whatever Is Lovely offers women a fresh way to slow down and spend time with God.

Susan Tjaden, editor at WaterBrook Multnomah, said the product may bring people to a greater level of worship.

“I think there is openness to viewing ‘worship’ as something more than what is experienced in church,” said Tjaden. “My desire is that people will reflect on these words from Scripture, hymns and inspirational writers as they color, and that it will be another way to engage with our heavenly Father. After all, He is the Architect of creativity.”

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