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December 30, 2025
Hour 1: Best of 2025: Bible Questions from NRB
On this weekend's Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, a special recording from the National Religious Broadcasters convention earlier this year. Michael was joined by fellow broadcasters as they asked their burning questions about the Bible, God, and the spiritual life. FEBC President and CEO Ed Cannon also stops by. Don't miss a very special edition of Open Line.
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.
December 27, 2025
Hour 1: Best of 2025: Bible Questions from NRB
On this weekend's Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, a special recording from the National Religious Broadcasters convention earlier this year. Michael was joined by fellow broadcasters as they asked their burning questions about the Bible, God, and the spiritual life. FEBC President and CEO Ed Cannon also stops by. Don't miss a very special edition of Open Line.
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.
Hour 2: Best of 2025: More Bible Questions from NRB
In February, Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik traveled to the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Dallas. Dr. Mike Fabarez joined him for this special hour as fellow broadcasters asked their Bible questions. Join us for our Bible study this weekend.
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.
December 20, 2025
Hour 1: Christmas Questions
As you read the Matthew and Luke accounts of Jesus' birth, prepare during Advent, and get ready for Christmas, write down your Bible questions and call Open Line this Saturday. Dr. Michael Rydelnik will do his best to answer your Christmas Bible questions and help you celebrate the real Reason for the season. Join us this weekend with your questions!
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.
Hour 2: Christmas Bible Study
Join us this Saturday for our last live Open Line of the year. We'll study the Scripures together and learn about the Savior whose birth we celebrate during this Christmas season. Ask Dr. Michael Rydelnik your questions about the Incarnation, messianic prophecy, King Herod, and Mary and Joseph and be a part of our Christmas Bible study across the airwaves.
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.
December 13, 2025
Hour 1: Messianic Bible Study: Isaiah 7
"Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given." These words from Isaiah 9:6 foretell the Messiah that we celebrate at Christmas. This Saturday on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, join Chris Fabry, Trish McMillan, and Eva Rydelnik as we talk about the Messianic Hope we find in the Book of Isaiah. Grab your Bible and study the Christmas Messianic prophecies along with us this weekend on Open Line.
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.
Hour 2: Messianic Bible Study: Isaiah 9 and 11
Join us for a special Christmas Bible study as we examine more messianic prophecies from Isaiah 9 and Isaiah 11. We'll explore the four titles of the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 and see how Jesus fulfilled them. Gather around the Radio Kitchen Table with Chris Fabry, Trish McMillan, Eva Rydelnik, and Michael Rydelnik as we study the Messianic Hope we find in the Book of Isaiah, this weekend on Open Line.
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.
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
Learn more about resources mentioned:
Chosen People Ministries free gift
FEBC podcast
Moody Bible Commentary
December thank you gift:
How Should Christians Think About Israel? by Michael Rydelnik
Open Line is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.
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.
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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.
