I have resisted the whole adult coloring book trend for the past couple of years. I was never much of a coloring book person as a child, plus the fact that I’ve never had what one might call “artistic skills”. (Whenever I made a big swing and a miss at an artistic endeavor, my mom would always sweetly say, “You have other talents.”)
So when my publisher asked if I wanted to blog about a new Bible study/coloring book, I resisted. What if it brought back all my childhood trauma of not being able to stay within the lines? What if my coloring was so bad that you all judged me and openly mocked me in the comment section of the blog? (These are real thoughts I have as I lie awake at night.)
But looking at Discovering Hope in the Psalms, three things made me change my mind:
1. My Bible study routine was feeling a little stale and I needed to kick it up. This seemed like a great way to mix it up.
2. One of the authors, Pam Farrell, is one of my favorite people on the planet. Getting to spend a little bit of time with her each morning is a good thing.
3. The title intrigued me: Discovering Hope in the Psalms. I’ll be honest with you – I was in desperate need of a little hope with some of the circumstances going on in my life.
So, I thought, “What could it hurt?” Plus, if my coloring was really so bad as to shame my family, I didn’t have to show you in the pictures I took.
Here’s what’s I love about this study:
1. While there are coloring elements, they are only a part of this amazing Bible study. (Whew!)
2. This is a legit Bible study, not just some pretty pages with a verse thrown in here or there. This goes deep, but in an accessible way. I’m getting to know the Psalms in a whole, new, fresh way, like never before. I’m loving it.
3. This whole study encourages you to explore God and the Psalms through the arts- not just coloring – but through spoken word, cooking and other creative pursuits.
If you are in a place in your life (and your quiet time) where you need to hear from God in a fresh way, I want to encourage you to change up your quiet time routine. Here are some ways Discovering Hope in the Psalms helped me:
• Breaking my quiet time routine by trying a new format for Bible study.
• Experience God in a fresh and new way.
• Get permission to be artistic. Experiencing God not just in his word, but throughout the day in artistic ways through song, art, cooking and reading helped expand my view of Him.
• Reading someone else’s story of struggle helps me understand God in my own struggle. The short stories in this book helped me see how the Psalms applied to Pam’s life and my own.
WIN!
I’m going to give six of you a chance to go through this study for yourself. If you want to experience God in a new and fresh way, I encourage you to take a look at Discovering Hope in the Psalms. And for six of you, you will get the chance to go deeper! I have five copies to give away, plus, for one of my readers, I’m going to send you my entire quiet time kit including:
• Discovering Hope in the Psalms
• This beautiful Study Bible for Women
• A set of colored pencils for exploring God through creativity
• My favorite cup for hot and cold drinks Hydro Flask
• My very favorite pen, the Uniball Air Micro
• An assortment of teas (to keep those creative juices flowing)
This post is sponsored by Harvest House Publishers, but all the views expressed are mine and only mine…
For your chance to win, enter below.
I love to color. I have several books for myself and my children and I have an app on my phone for on the go.
I started getting into the coloring book thing, and now I want a coloring bible…just don’t have a lot of time to do it. I love how complex this is though. I wish I could see the inside!
I have started to get into the coloring books. I’ve had a few for years now and every once in a while will pull them out and color in one of them.
I do love to color!
It’s super relaxing!
Love to color! it’s relaxing and brings out the kid in me.
Love to color! So relaxing! I would love to color along with the psalms!
This would be an awesome bible study for the new year! I am need of a good dose of hope. Thank you for your ministry
I’ve been coloring for about 2 years. I cut the pictures out and make cards for children in hospitals. I also just purchased coloring cards with scriptures to put in cards to friends and family. It makes a nice additional little thoughtful gift. I also want to start coloring scripture pages to frame for our home.
What a great idea!
My husband bought me a coloring book for Mother’s Day, but I’m afraid to color in it and “mess it up.”
I love to color and it would be awesome to color something inspirational. I am very much looking forward to this book….adding it to my wish list.
This sounds like the perfect Bible study at the perfect time in my life. Haven’t had a year like this in a very long time! Thanks for the chance to win this.
I am not naturally an artistic person, but I can tell my quiet time routine needs a serious shake up! This book looks like a fresh new way to look at the Psalms and infuse peace into time with the Lord.
I loved watching you ladies on your Facebook page Kathi and who couldn’t use more hope? Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of the book!
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. What an incredible book! looks beautiful and I went through some of the pages that amazon displays for it and read some of it. LOVE IT!
This looks like an awesome study and would certainly mix things up a bit.
I haven’t taken the time to get into the whole adult coloring. Love the idea of connecting it with studying scripture. I’m with you Kathi, there’s been very challenging situations this fall. Always in need of God’s grace to get through.
I am not into the coloring craze but my daughter loves to color and finds it relaxing. If I won this bundle, I would give it to my daughter. Though I would like to send the book to my niece also. How can I buy a copy or two?
I enjoy coloring when I get a chance which isn’t very often. But I actually got to color with a friend the other day while we chatted. It was really nice;)
I like coloring, but haven’t been able to do much lately. I love the Psalms.
I find coloring relaxing, have never tried it as part of my bible study. Interested.
Loving that this study would engage all of my senses! What an awesome giveaway!
What a great gift. This time of year I find that I have to stay in God’s word or I GO CRAZY!!!! And I love the Psalms, so amazing to me that a book written so long ago is STILL so appropriate and comforting in our modern times.
I haven’t used any of the adult coloring books but I’m very intrigued by the whole thing. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!! 🙂
I color when I am stressed. It doesn’t really relieve the stress, it just makes me think through what I need to do next.
My kids are really into coloring, so it is something I enjoy doing with them when I need to take a break from my never ending to-do list. I would love to win this! I’ve been intrigued by this study. Thank you!
I’ve been wanting to study the Psalms. I can’t wait to go through this book.
I’ve tried the trend a little and found it to be a nice distraction and break. I must say I like using markers instead of colored pencils (less pressure needed). This study sounds like a wonderful break and offering hope in a very discouraging time for me.
I’m intrigued. I’m not much for coloring either but I also love Pam and consider your opinion one to listen to. I’d really like to check it out.
I have several coloring books and want to start using them soon. Would love to win this beautiful set. Thank you for the offer.
I have a few books, some given to me. I recently foubd that doing watercolors in it vs color pencils made it more enjoyable for me. It does help relax me some.
I love this idea…including something new in my worship of God. Great giveaway!
Oh my, I have had coloring books in a basket in my livingroom for over 30 years! It calmed me when I was single mom-ing, helped me get through a terrible job, helped when things were stressful to just color and “escape”! I would like to experience doing bible study in a fresh way! I’ve led groups for years with many study styles, but this sounds so personal and fun! Thanks for telling us about Pam’s new study! Blessings! Chris
Honestly, I have not tried it. I colored when I was a child but was busy as an adult raising my family. Now that the kids are grown, I have been intrigued but haven’t taken the plunge yet.
I have tried coloring, but I think I fel like it is another thing to do instead of something to enjoy. Perhaps I should try again.
Love this and would LOVE to win this package! I so want to be a bible study colorer, but I too have realized my lack of artistic skills! I would love to give it one more shot and I desperately need to hear from God right now! Thank you for this and your encouragement!
I have a coloring app that when I truly need to zone in to something I use. I love the actual books too but I was too cluttered and put them away….out of site out of mind and I haven’t used them in quite sometime
I do enjoy coloring but don’t always make time. I especially love Crayola Twistables… This summer I was in a group study and coloring during it helped me not jump in as much (I talk A LOT!).
I have loved getting to color again in some beautiful adult coloring books but was looking for something more than just a verse on a page … thanks for reviewing this book and letting us know about this bible study!