The Hallelujah

About this episode

Megan Phelps-Roper explores the enduring power of biblical stories after leaving her church.

After leaving the church that both defined and destroyed her family, Megan Phelps-Roper turned away from the Bible. In this episode, she returns to one of its dark tales to ask what still endures when belief is gone – and why some stories refuse to let us go. CREDITS: This episode of Reflector was written by Megan Phelps-Roper and produced by Andy Mills and Matthew Boll Music for this episode was composed by Cobey Bienert⁠⁠ The Hallelujah artwork by ⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsor Ground News. You can visit them here to learn more: ⁠GROUND.NEWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Longview, Andy Mills, Cobey Bienert, Jacob Boll

Guest: Megan Phelps-Roper

Topics covered

• faith
• belief
• storytelling
• personal journey
• religion
• family

Keywords

• Megan Phelps-Roper
• faith
• Bible
• storytelling
• religion
• family
• Ground News

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