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Moody Radio's Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik
December 06, 2025
Hour 1: The Case for Christmas
On our next Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, we’ll welcome journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel. He'll weigh the biblical and historical evidence of what happened in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. Who was this Child in the manger? Join us as we explore the Case for Christmas on the next Open Line.
Featured resource:
The Case for Christmas by Lee Strobel
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Chosen People Ministries free gift
FEBC podcast
Moody Bible Commentary
December thank you gift:
How Should Christians Think About Israel? by Michael Rydelnik
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Hour 2: Christmas Mailbag
Join us this weekend for Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. Michael, his wife Eva Rydelnik, and producer Trish McMillan will tackle some of the Christmas and Hanukkah questions you've sent in. Grab your Bible and join Open Line for a holidays-focused study of the Scriptures.
Learn more about resources mentioned:
Chosen People Ministries free gift
FEBC podcast
Moody Bible Commentary
Open Line is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.
IN THIS EPISODE
Lee Strobel
Lee Strobel, former award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide. Lee earned a journalism degree at the University of Missouri and was awarded a Ford Foundation fellowship to study at Yale Law School, where he received a Master of Studies in Law degree. He was a journalist for fourteen years at the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois' top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. Lee also taught First Amendment Law at Roosevelt University. A former atheist, he served as a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches. Lee and his wife, Leslie, have been married for more than fifty years and live in Texas. Their daughter, Alison, and son, Kyle, are also authors.
Eva Rydelnik
Eva Rydelnik teaches courses in Literature, Jewish Culture and Education at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. She also serves with Chosen People Ministries bringing the Good News of Messiah to the Jewish people. She loves books, Humphrey Bogart films, dogs, hiking (especially in the Adirondacks) and taking people to Israel. She and her husband, Michael, live in Michigan and have two adult sons.
Tricia McMillan
Tricia McMillan is the senior producer of Chris Fabry Live, Equipped with Chris Brooks, and Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. She has worked at Moody Radio since 2000 on a variety of programs. She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and has a Master of Ministry from Moody Theological Seminary. Tricia is married to Nate, has three children and lives in the Chicago suburbs.
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Dr. Michael Rydelnik
Dr. Michael Rydelnik is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute, as well as the Host/Bible teacher on Moody Radio’s Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. The son of Holocaust survivors, Michael was raised in an observant Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. He became a follower of Jesus the Messiah as a high school student and began teaching the Bible almost immediately. He is the author of several books and is the co-editor of and contributor to The Moody Bible Commentary. Michael and his wife, Eva, live in West Michigan and have two adult sons.
Tricia McMillan
Tricia McMillan is the senior producer of Chris Fabry Live, Equipped with Chris Brooks, and Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. She has worked at Moody Radio since 2000 on a variety of programs. She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and has a Master of Ministry from Moody Theological Seminary. Tricia is married to Nate, has three children and lives in the Chicago suburbs.
