Book Reading and Launch Party for Pastor Doug Basler’s All Swirling and Weaving

November 1, 2025, at 6:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Grimes, 410 SE 3rd St. Grimes, IA

Doug Basler (pastor of Union Park Presbyterian Church and First Grimes) has a new book out called, All Swirling and Weaving: Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith.

Here is a blurb from the back cover: “Jesus’ invitation is simple enough: “Come, follow me.” But both the conditions of our culture and the conditions of our hearts can make following him difficult. WE need help re-tuning our hearts to the good news of Jesus and the, often, slow ways of God. The habit of reading fiction can serve as one of our greatest allies…with humor, vulnerability, and a pastoral heart, Douglas Basler weaves together the fruit of reading twelve contemporary novels with Biblical reflection and experiences from his own life and ministry.”

The book launch party will include a dessert bar, a reading from the book, and copies will be available for purchase.