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Moody Radio's Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik
January 17, 2026
Hour 1: Bible Q & A from Israel
This Saturday on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, hear a special broadcast recorded on his September 2025 trip to Israel. Michael and co-tour leader Dr. Bryan O'Neal will answer Bible questions from those who traveled with them. Grab your Bible and study along with us on our radio Bible study across America and the airwaves!
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Hour 2: Highlights from the Israel Tour
Don't miss a special mini-tour of Israel from September 2025 on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. Join us around your radio kitchen table as he and Dr. Bryan O'Neal answer a few Bible questions. Then hear Michael teach on-location in Capernaum and at the Western Wall. We'll also hear the testimony of a Jewish tour guide named Shira. Be sure to join us for this special edition of Open Line.
Learn more about resources mentioned:
Future trips with Michael
Open Line Live Tour
Chosen People Ministries free gift
FEBC podcast
Moody Bible Commentary
Open Line is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.
IN THIS EPISODE
Bryan O’Neal
Dr. Bryan O'Neal has led over 30 tours of Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Italy, combining his love of Bible, philosophy, history and great food. After 13 years in pastoral ministry and church planting, he served on the Faculty at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for over 20 years, concluding his time there as Vice-President and Undergraduate Dean. He holds a B.A. in Bible, theology, and pastoral ministry from Moody, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University.
Shira Harpaz Pomeranz
Shira Harpaz Pomeranz was born and raised in Israel. She began guiding tours in Israel while in the Israeli Army, and has been a guide in her country for over 40 years. She is married to Eatay and they have two young adult children, Nir and Bar.
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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.
