Distilling Theology

About Distilling Theology

A podcast pairing discussions of theology and distilled spirits. And dad jokes. Join Justin VanRiper and Blake Cortright as they embark on this adventure through Christian theology, with whiskey in hand, and dad jokes at the ready!

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Distilling Theology

Category

leisure · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Oct 2019

Latest episode

28 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 107 episodes have a transcript.

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   28 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 107: Reformed Churchmanship // Tasting New Scotland Spirits Bonded Bourbon and Early Times Bonded

   On this month's episode, Blake and Justin dive into the topic of Churchmanship. They explore differences and similarities between Presbyterians and Baptists in church polity, church membership, church discipline, discipleship, and the ordinary means of grace. Special thanks to New Scotland Spirits for allowing us to film in their tasting room in Albany, NY! During the episode, they do a comparative tasting between: - New Scotland Spirits Helderberg Bonded Bourbon (aged 8 years) - Earl...

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   31 Jan 2026

   Ep. 106: A Tale of Two Confessions of Faith // Tasting New Scotland's Helderberg Vodka + 68 Whiskey

   Happy New Year! The guys are back with the second episode in the RETURN of Distilling Theology. In this new format, the guys taste two spirits distilled from the same grain with wildly different results before they jump into a lengthy comparison between the Westminster Confession of Faith and the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. During the show, the guys taste: - New Scotland Spirits Helderberg Vodka - New Scotland Spirits 68 Whiskey A huge thank you to everyone who has liste...

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   31 Dec 2025

   Ep. 105: The Return // Tasting A Trilogy of Empire Ryes

   The hiatus is over! Blake and Justin are back to celebrate 1,700 years of Nicene Orthodoxy in a new, longer format that now includes video on our Youtube Channel! In this new format, the guys taste a trilogy of Empire Ryes from New York State, doing a side-by-side comparison before they jump into the Nicene Creed and the doctrines of the Church. During the show, the guys taste: New Scotland Spirits Helderberg Rye WhiskeyNew Scotland Spirits Helderberg Empire Rye Batch 001 Albany Di...

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Ep. 107: Reformed Churchmanship // Tasting New Scotland Spirits Bonded Bourbon and Early Times Bonded

Published 28 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But yeah, I think what we see here is this emphasis of these kind of different views of even the visible church. Obviously, we have different views of how church membership works, how baptism is applied, and to whom. It has practical import. I think at the bottom line, we probably totally agree in that the universal church is the church in all ages, the invisible church, and that it's the Lord who discerns the elect. Obviously, we have responsibility, especially the elders in our churches have responsibility to that, but we would differ in terms of How the life of the church plays out practically in church membership and in discipline and in how we relate families versus individuals in the church. […]

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