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Book Keeper

Book Keeper

Longview 2 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

Megan Phelps-Roper, who grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church, revisits the Bible years after leaving her faith. Now a mother, she explores the scriptures not to reclaim belief but to question what is worth preserving from her religious past.

Episodes

EP 6: The Hatchetman
EP 6: The Hatchetman Aug 19, 2026 1468 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠ 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:
EP 5: David & Goliath
EP 5: David & Goliath Aug 12, 2026 1436 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠ 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 — Chapte
EP 4: The Woman at the Door
EP 4: The Woman at the Door Aug 5, 2026 1815 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here 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
EP 3: The Javelin, the Dagger, & the Stake
EP 3: The Javelin, the Dagger, & the Stake Jul 29, 2026 2101 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠ ⁠here 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: Th
EP 2: The Good Samaritan
EP 2: The Good Samaritan Jul 20, 2026 2040 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠ ⁠here 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, ro
EP 1: The Teenage Dreamer
EP 1: The Teenage Dreamer Jul 15, 2026 2863 You can hear the full 7 episode series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us ⁠here 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 sh

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