The Fort

What time do we live in? To gain perspective on what is happening now, we need to be aware of the roots and even the detours that have led us here. In this striking, personal memoir of Growing Up in Grosse Pointe During the Civil Rights Movement, Rev. Douglas Vrieland takes us on a journey that pulls together the climate of the late 1960's to today. The arc of this story bends toward the appearance of Martin Luther King. Jr., in Grosse Pointe and enlightens the struggle of that day as well as the hopes and sorrows of today. That hope is centered on the story of a church - a church that was a fort and not just a fortress. It tells the story of individuals whose lives were impacted and formed by the gospel lived out by particular people in a particular place. From this one story, you will find angles of insight for your own life and times. President Jul Medenblik Calvin Theological Seminary