Book Keeper

Megan Phelps-Roper was raised inside one of the most infamous religious communities in America. More than a decade after she left, and now a mother herself, she’s returning to the Bible — not to reclaim belief, but to ask a harder question: What’s worth keeping?

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EP 7: Casting the First Stone Aug 26, 2026

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In one of his most famous lessons, Jesus holds up a mirror to a crowd of judgmental men who are determined to punish the guilty. Two thousand years later, another Jewish man does the same to our host — and shatters her prison of belief.

RESOURCES:

The Gospel of John — Chapter 8

CREDITS:

This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠

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EP 6: The Hatchetman Aug 19, 2026

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Saul of Tarsus helped hunt down the earliest followers of Jesus. Then he became one of them. The story isn’t just Christianity’s greatest conversion — it’s a challenge to our instinctual belief that we can guess someone’s trajectory based on who they’ve always been.

RESOURCES:

The Acts of the Apostles – Chapters 6 to 9, and Chapter 22

CREDITS:

This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠

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EP 5: David & Goliath Aug 12, 2026

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David and Goliath has become the world’s favorite underdog story, but its real power isn’t that a young man defeats a giant. It’s what the story has to teach us about courage and cowardice — and how bravery can be as contagious as fear.

RESOURCES: The First Book of Samuel — Chapter 17

CREDITS: This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠

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EP 4: The Woman at the Door Aug 05, 2026

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Somehow, one of the darkest stories in the entire Bible is also one of its least known. This is that story. But it’s also the story that first forced our host, Megan Phelps-Roper, to ask whether her own moral instincts deserved to be heard, and whether doubt could sometimes be an act of integrity.

RESOURCES:
The Book of Judges — Chapters 19 to 21

CREDITS:
This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠

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EP 3: The Javelin, the Dagger, & the Stake Jul 29, 2026

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Three of the Bible’s celebrated heroes don’t preach. They slaughter. What do their bloody stories reveal about justice, vengeance, and one of humanity’s most dangerous temptations: believing we know exactly who deserves to die?

RESOURCES:
Phinehas: The Book of Numbers — Chapter 25
Ehud: The Book of Judges — Chapter 3
Jael: The Book of Judges — Chapters 4 to 5

CREDITS:
This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll

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EP 2: The Good Samaritan Jul 20, 2026

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Jesus is complicated. He’s the man who said turn the other cheek — and the man who said he came not to bring peace, but a sword. The man who dined with outcasts and sinners — and the man who promised to set a daughter against her mother. Today, a story he told about a man who is beaten, robbed, and left to die on the side of the road. And how that story helped Megan come to peace with an aspect of her past.

RESOURCES:
The Gospel of Luke — Chapter 10

CREDITS:
This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠

EP 1: The Teenage Dreamer Jul 15, 2026

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In our first episode of this series, host Megan Phelps-Roper, more than 10 years after leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, returns to the Bible. Even though she is no longer what most would consider a “believer,” she wants to explore what ancient wisdom still lives in these stories. And she begins with a tale of profound betrayal and reconciliation.

RESOURCES:

The Book of Genesis — Chapters 37 to 45

CREDITS:

This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by Jacob Boll

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