All Swirling and Weaving

Name: All Swirling and Weaving
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ISBN: 9798385253821

Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith

Douglas Basler, Marilyn McEntyre

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
30 September 2025

Religious subjects depicted in art; Literature: history & criticism; Christianity; Christian life & practice; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

Jesus' invitation is simple enough: ""Come, follow me"" (Matthew 4:19). 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. A good book can open our own stories in new ways. Reading slows us down. It invites us to pay attention to the details of life. And following Jesus only happens in the details. We can only walk in faith, hope, and love within the unique circumstances of our lives. Inspired by the wisdom and wonder of writers like Wendell Berry, James McBride, and Marilynne Robinson, All Swirling and Weaving models how the reading life can help us see the ways God is at work in our own stories. 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. Fiction has the power to renew our Christian imagination in ways other reading does not.

By: Douglas Basler
Foreword by: Marilyn McEntyre
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9798385253821
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Douglas Basler is a Presbyterian pastor in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds a doctor of ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing from The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary and an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell. He has written for Leadership Journal, Ekstasis Magazine, The Presbyterian Outlook, and The Rabbit Room. Basler and his wife, Katie, have three children.