Doug Basler — Finding Novels for the New Year

Doug Basler is married to his wife, Katie, and is the father of Addie, Jackson, and Isaac. He currently serves as pastor of Union Park Presbyterian Church in Des Moines and First Presbyterian Church of Grimes. His pastoral ministry has also taken him to congregations in Aberdeen, Washington, and Cooke City, Montana. Doug recently completed a Doctor of Ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing at Western Theological Seminary and holds degrees from Westmont College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of All Swirling and Weaving: Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith , a work that explores how attentive engagement with literature can shape Christian imagination and spiritual formation. A lifelong sports fan, Doug roots enthusiastically for the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Doug Basler — Finding Novels for the New Year is an episode from Pastor Writer: The Calling and Craft of Christian Writing by Chase Replogle.

This episode is 44:43 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2025.

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