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Join us this hour as Dr. Michael Rydelnik dives into the question of whether or not God has changed His mind regarding the Jewish people. Somewhere between Malachi and Matthew, did the nation of Israel get replaced with the Church? Hear his solid biblical response to a question that speaks deeply to the character of God.
Western society is in cognitive dissonance, paying lip service to scientific materialism while simultaneously searching for meaning in life, believing in spiritual realities, and experimenting with different religious practices. Being fed an anemic diet of the shallow and superficial, society is starving for depth and searching for purpose. Joshua Spatha will join us to offer a concise commentary on the state of Western civilization, highlighting the successes and failures of its modern worldview and philosophy while reintroducing essential elements that formed its foundation. By diagnosing the current spirit of the age, he will prescribe a healthier alternative without sacrificing rationality, explaining the concept, reason, and practice of spiritual disciplines.
Dr. Michael Rydelnik is Emeritus Professor of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute. He is also the Host/Bible Teacher on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, answering listener Bible questions on some 300 stations nationwide across Moody Radio. The son of Holocaust survivors, he was raised in an observant Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. As a high school student, Michael became a follower of Yeshua the Messiah and began teaching the Bible almost immediately. Besides his work on The Moody Bible Commentary and The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy as co-editor and contributor, Michael is also the author of 50 Most Important Bible Questions, Understanding the Arab Israeli Conflict, and several other books and numerous articles. His doctoral research focused on the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. Michael and his wife Eva live in Grand Rapids, MI, love walking with their collie and boxer, and have two terrific adult sons, a delightful daughter-in-law and the cutest two grandchildren in the world.
Joshua Spatha majored in anthropology with a minor in Old Testament studies before he began serving in full-time missions in 2006, traveling primarily in the Middle East and Asia. An ordained minister and a student of history and missiology, Joshua has led collegiate-level discipleship and missions training programs with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), has served on the leadership of several ministries, and is currently preparing to move long-term to Central Asia. He is married to a Singaporean and is the proud father of three multicultural boys. With a passion for discipleship, training, and equipping, he speaks, teaches, and writes frequently.
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over thee decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.