Randy and Marcia Hekman have been married for 52 years, but only have 12 children (and 35 grandkids) to show for it! They now lead The Grand Awakening, a nonprofit with the goal of calling the Church of West Michigan to revival, leading to another Great Spiritual Awakening.

After graduation from MIT and GWU Law School, Randy served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and then was a Probate-Juvenile Court Judge for 15 years before leaving the bench to serve various roles in the Christian nonprofit world.

Prior to the birth of their firstborn, Marcia taught at Thomas Jefferson High School in Northern Virginia. Since then, she has been an awesome fulltime mother of their growing family. She also is a gifted artist and an incredible evangelist, wholeheartedly sharing the Gospel with many who don't yet know Jesus.

In this podcast, Marcia shares how she came to faith in Christ many years ago and the joy she continues to have in sharing the Gospel with others. She then relates how all of us can tell others about Jesus and His incredible offer of salvation how they can begin their personal relationship with God.

Vance Day is a modern-day profile in courage who strongly believes in helping to raise a generation of leaders equipped to address an ever-changing world. Few have had their personal convictions more sorely tested or triumphed over the politics of religious persecution and personal destruction like Judge Day.

Judge Day received his undergraduate degree Warner Pacific University in 1984 and his law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1991. Vance is an accomplished trial lawyer and a member of the Oregon State Bar, and numerous other courts including the United States Supreme Court. He has tried over 300 bench and jury trials.

In September 2011 Mr. Day was appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber to serve as a Circuit Court Judge in Oregon's Third Judicial District. He was elected to a full six-year term in November of 2012.

The primary function of a judge is to preside over cases, but judges are also permitted, at their discretion, to officiate weddings. In 2014 Judge Day, based on his Christian convictions, quitely recused himself from marrying same-sex couples—a decision that in no way prevented same-sex couples from getting married. As a result, he became the focus of a sustained, vicious attack that sought to end his career, take away his license to practice law, strip him of his possessions, ruin his reputation, and even have him imprisoned. Yet Vance maintained his innocence and kept his promise to his faith, to his family, and to the constitution. In October 2018, the State's criminal case was dismissed, and the house of cards constructed against Vance collapsed from the weight of its own preposterousness.

Judge Day has served as a leader in Promise Keepers. He currently serves as Of Counsel to The James Madison Center for Free Speech. He is also head of the Oregon Free Speech Initiative and travels his home state educating communities on inalienable rights and how to productively engage in restoring our republic.

In this podcast, both Judge Day and our host Judge Hekman tell their stories of how their being faithful in their Christian faith resulted in them having to endure significant opposition as judges. They also as jurists describe how totally proper and consistent with our Constitution and the manner in which courts are supposed to operate would it be for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe v Wade in the coming days.

Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years. He earned an undergraduate degree in theology from Winnipeg Bible College, a Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Masters in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary law degree from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law.

A clear expositor of the Bible, Dr. Lutzer is the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 1,000 outlets in the United States and around the world:

• Running to Win—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast;
• Moody Church Hour—The Moody Church's Sunday morning worship service;
• Songs in the Night—an evening program that's been airing since 1943.

Dr. Lutzer is also an award-winning author of numerous books including: We Will Not Be Silenced, Pandemics Plagues and Natural Disasters, The Church In Babylon, Rescuing The Gospel, He Will Be The Preacher, The Cross In The Shadow Of The Crescent, One Minute After You Die, When A Nation Forgets God [about Nazi Germany], and Christian Bookseller's Gold Medallion Award winner, Hitler's Cross.

He and his wife Rebecca have co-written the books: Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know and Jesus, Lover of a Woman's Soul.

His speaking engagements include Bible conferences and seminars, both domestically and internationally, including: Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan. He also leads tours to Israel and the cities of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Dr. Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

In this podcast, Dr. Lutzer describes how the church in America has sadly been heavily influenced by our secular culture, but that individual believers are called to choose to repent and live wholeheartedly for the Lord and His truth in love. This may well include being rejected by culture, impacting one's employment or worse. He also indicated how the lack of unity in the church in America is one of the biggest obstacles for revival and spiritual awakening.

Randy and Marcia Hekman have been married for 52 years, but only have 12 children (and 35 grandkids) to show for it! They now lead The Grand Awakening, a nonprofit with the goal of calling the Church of West Michigan to revival, leading to another Great Spiritual Awakening.

After graduation from MIT and GWU Law School, Randy served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and then was a Probate-Juvenile Court Judge for 15 years before leaving the bench to serve various roles in the Christian nonprofit world.

Prior to the birth of their firstborn, Marcia taught at Thomas Jefferson High School in Northern Virginia. Since then, she has been an awesome fulltime mother of their growing family. She also is a gifted artist and an incredible evangelist, wholeheartedly sharing the Gospel with many who don't yet know Jesus.

In this podcast, Marcia and Randy discuss what God is saying to the American Church with a special emphasis on the incredible value of children and the importance of making Jesus the Lord of every area of our lives.

Rev. Jon Mitchell has an amazing spirit, heart, and passion for the Kingdom of God and he desires to see lives ignited by the manifest presence of Christ. He is the Growth Director of the College of Prayer International, a global ministry actively mentoring, training, and equipping over 15 million Christian pastors and church leaders to reach a lost world through a revived church. He provides oversight to the growth, traction to the vision, and travels extensively to stir revival and teach on prayer wherever he goes. Jon also oversees Revival Now Media, an equipping ministry that provides churches and families with video, audio, and print resources that lead people to a fresh encounter with Christ and equips them to live lives empowered by the Holy Spirit. Jon lives in metro-Atlanta and loves spending time with his wife and three little girls, as well as watching the Alabama Crimson Tide beat other teams in football.

In this podcast, Jon shares how hopeful he is for God to send another revival and spiritual awakening to our world before Christ's Second Coming (which he feels is imminent!) But for America to experience such an awakening will require more hunger on the part o f Christ-followers, leading to more collaboration of churches and fervent prayer. Jon concludes his remarks by sharing what simple steps we Christians can take to grow in our prayer lives.

Jonathan DeCou is currently serving as the Lead Pastor of Preaching & Teaching at Whitneyville Bible Church in Alto, Michigan. He brings more than 40 years of ministry experience to his current ministry responsibilities.

After his training at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, DeCou served a number of churches across the country in various capacities. He has served as teaching pastor, worship arts pastor, and provided pulpit supply, all in addition to an extensive ministry of teaching at conferences and through church consulting.

DeCou states his passion for life this way: "I want to spend my life and all my talent and gifts to exceptionally and excellently make God famous, encourage other Christ-followers and introduce others to Jesus Christ."

Jonathan is married to the love of his life, Shari, and together they have five children (a daughter and four sons), a "son-in-love", two "daughters-in-love" and four beautiful grandchildren.

In this podcast, Jonathan shares how he grieves for our beloved nation and what we Christ-followers must do to bring much-needed healing to America.

Moses Alexander is the Pastor of Acts Gospel Outreach Ministry located in the NW quadrant of Grand Rapids. Moses has been in ministry for 37 years, 25 of which he has served as a pastor. He and his dear wife Diane have been married for 49 years. God has blessed them with 5 wonderful children, and now 6 precious grandchildren. Moses feels called by the Lord to reach those that are not saved with the life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ. He also has a heart to reach out in love to those who are homeless, addicted to drugs or ensnared by other debilitating habits or lifestyles.

In this podcast, Pastor Moses describes his call to ministry and how he regularly sees the power of God bring healing to lives and how he has hope for God to move in power in our region, state and nation as well.

Jay Jones is a church planter, speaker, author, and senior pastor of the Pentecostals of Kentwood Church in West Michigan. His training included studying at the Christian Leaders Institute, and he has instructed at the Purpose Institute. Jay is a passionate worshipper of Jesus Christ, a husband, and a father. He has a genuine heart for fervent prayer, for selfless service, and for seeing the Gospel of Jesus Christ spread throughout his community, state and nation for the glory of God.

In this podcast, Jay talks about the importance, in ministry and life itself, of keeping Jesus the ultimate goal. Not seeing miracles or seeing our churches grow in numbers, as wonderful as these things may be. We need to keep our eyes on Him!

Whether smuggling Bibles, feeding lepers or working/living amongst a Muslim people group as a Humanitarian Pastor, Mick Veach's commitment to share the love of God has taken him all over the world.

Mick has served as a Global Partners' Area Director for Central Asia and the Middle East, he has presented the gospel in more than 60 countries, been the Lead Pastor of a large suburban church north of Detroit, planted Mosaic Midtown in Detroit and is now the Lead Pastor of Kentwood Community Church in Kentwood, Michigan.

Mick's desire is and always has been to see God's truth compel others to action and to foster healthy local churches that engage in evangelism and discipleship.

He and his wife, Melanie, have three adult children and live in West Michigan.

In this podcast, Mick describes his personal journey of faith and how that has led to his passion today to bring revival and awakening to his congregation, our region, our state and our nation. In light of cultural trends, Mick anticipates growing opposition to Biblical truth and even the potential of persecution. But he is confident of ultimate victory in Christ!

Scott Hekman is the Executive Pastor of the Downtown Congregation of the Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas. He's married to Lydia and together they are the parents of four awesome children, three daughters and one son. Scott received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Calvin College and a Masters Degree in Water Resources Engineering from University of Texas in Austin. Scott transitioned from engineering to ministry about nine years ago as he and Lydia sensed the call of God to do so. Due to his background as both a pastor and an engineer, Scott enjoys talking about both Jesus and water treatment technology! He is also the precious eighth born child to Randy and Marcia Hekman! They are so proud of and thankful for him!