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?
Host Megan Phelps-Roper interviews a guest about Jesus's lesson on judgment and its impact on her beliefs.
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 6: The Hatchetman
Host Megan Phelps-Roper explores the dramatic transformation of Saul of Tarsus, challenging assumptions about enduring character and potential for change.
12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 5: David & Goliath
Host Megan Phelps-Roper explores the true lessons of courage and cowardice within the David and Goliath story, revealing how bravery spreads.
5 Aug 2026
EP 4: The Woman at the Door
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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 LalishArtwork by Jacob BollWAKING UP OFFER:Thank you to our partner Waking Up.You can find their 14-day free trial hereThis is an affiliate link. We earn a commission on new subscriptions purchased through this link.
29 Jul 2026
EP 3: The Javelin, the Dagger, & the Stake
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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 25Ehud: The Book of Judges — Chapter 3Jael: 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
WAKING UP OFFER:Thank you to our partner Waking Up.You can find their 14-day free trial hereThis is an affiliate link. We earn a commission on new subscriptions purchased through this link.
20 Jul 2026
EP 2: The Good Samaritan
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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
WAKING UP OFFER:Thank you to our partner Waking Up.You can find their 14-day free trial hereThis is an affiliate link. We earn a commission on new subscriptions purchased through this link.
15 Jul 2026
EP 1: The Teenage Dreamer
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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
WAKING UP OFFER:
Thank you to our partner Waking Up.
You can find their 14-day free trial here
This is an affiliate link. We earn a commission on new subscriptions purchased through this link.
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EP 7: Casting the First Stone
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that's the context of this story. A Jewish law that prescribed death, surrounded by procedures designed to make execution difficult, all under an empire that controlled who had the authority to kill. Now, into that world, early one morning, walks a woman who is facing her own death sentence. […]
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