Distilling Theology

In this episode, Blake and Justin continue their discussion of Special Revelation and they sip their first non-whisky spirit on the show: a dark rum! 
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is a Venezuelan Rum that packs a delicious punch and we're thrilled to taste it as our first rum sample on the podcast.

We're proud members of the Society of Reformed Podcasters - a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a Reformed Perspective. You can subscribe to that megafeed to get even more solid and engaging podcast content over at www.reformedpodcasts.com 

Next week, we'll be tasting a mystery rye whiskey with a man who helped distill it! 
It'll be a great discussion of distillation and the process of making whiskey. We can't wait for you to hear it!

Thanks for listening and as always, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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In this episode, Justin and Blake continue their discussion on doctrine of revelation, focusing this week on Special Revelation while they sip Dalwhinne Distiller's Edition.

We apologize for the week-delay on the release of this episode, thank you for being patient with us friends!

We're proud members of the Society of Reformed Podcasters - a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a Reformed Perspective. You can subscribe to that megafeed to get even more solid and engaging podcast content over at www.reformedpodcasts.com 

Next week, we'll continue our exploration our discussion of Special Revelation while sipping our first rum on the podcast: Diplomatic Reserva Exclusiva! 

Thanks for listening and as always, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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In this episode, Blake and Justin introduce the doctrine of revelation by discussing General Revelation - or how nature itself testifies to the existence of God. They sip New Riff Sour Mash (Barrel Pick) sent in by a listener; and butcher the name -- it's actually "Whiskey OR death," but they misread it as "whiskey OF death." The joys of podcasting :) 

The guys discuss manual watch movements, The Lord of the Rings, and a few other fun topics along the way. 

We're proud members of the Society of Reformed Podcasters - a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a Reformed Perspective. You can subscribe to that megafeed to get even more solid and engaging podcast content over at www.reformedpodcasts.com 

Next week, we'll continue our exploration into the doctrine of revelation by discussing Special Revelation and we will be tasting Dalwhinnie Distiller's Edition!

Thanks for listening and as always, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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We've finally reached the conclusion of our introductory episodes on Theology Proper. This is Part 3 of 3 and we've enjoyed every moment of it. Justin and Blake sip Blackened Whiskey - a Metallica inspired Blended American Whiskey masterminded by the legendary distiller Dave Pickerell (1956-2018).

During the episode we talk about the whiskey, a personal story where Blake met Dave Pickerell at a tasting event, and get into the subsets of Theology Proper specifically dealing with divine simplicity and classical theism. 

We're proud members of the Society of Reformed Podcasters - a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a Reformed Perspective. You can subscribe to that megafeed to get even more solid and engaging podcast content over at www.reformedpodcasts.com 

Thanks for listening and as always, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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In this episode (Part 2 of 3), Blake and Justin continue their discussion of Theology Proper. They sip Glendronach 15 Year Tawny Port FInish (voted on by our Patreons!) and crack some dad jokes along the way. Realizing early on that they weren't going to get through all their notes last week, the guys opted to split this topic into two parts. Well, part two is here, and we discovered we won't be finishing this topic in two parts after all. So we'll we'll continue our discussion of Theology Proper in Part 3 while we will sip Blackened Whiskey - a Metallica inspired American Whiskey distilled by the late Dave Pickerell.

Also, at some point during the episode, we announce the winner of the first ever Distilling Theology Giveaway!

The guys are super excited to announce that Distilling Theology has been invited to join the Society of Reformed Podcasters, a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a reformed perspective - among more established podcasts like Reformed Brotherhood, Fast God Stuff, and Reformed Pilgrims, and newcomers like the Bavcast. Check out the megafeed at www.reformedpodcasts.com

Till next time -- Whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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In this episode (Part 1 of 2), Justin and Blake attempt to provide a primer on the subset of Systematic Theology which addresses God Himself - Theology Proper. They sip Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch #B517 and crack some dad jokes along the way.

On Friday, May 1st, starting at 7:30PM Eastern Daylight Time, we'll be live streaming our first ever LIVE whiskey tasting + episode to the Distilling Theology Facebook Group and we'll be doing our first ever giveaway! Listen to the episode for full details - to enter the giveaway:

1. Like "Distilling Theology" on Facebook
2. Join the official Distilling Theology Facebook Group
3. Watch our Live Tasting Video in the DT FB Group and leave at least one comment while we're live.

*The giveaway is open to folks in the continental US for shipping purposes.

The guys are super excited to announce that Distilling Theology has been invited to join the Society of Reformed Podcasters, a network of doctrinally sound podcasts from a reformed perspective - among more established podcasts like Reformed Brotherhood, Fast God Stuff, and Reformed Pilgrims, and newcomers like the Bavcast. Check out the megafeed at www.reformedpodcasts.com

Next week, we'll continue our discussion of Theology Proper in Part 2, we'll announce the winner of our first ever giveaway, and we will sip Glendronach 15 Year Tawny Port Finish (voted on by our Patreons!). 

Till next time -- Whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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Part two of our interview with Les Lanphere, one of the hosts of the Reformed Pubcast and the director of a new documentary film about how we worship called "Spirit and Truth."

Blake, Justin, and Les discuss theology and specifically the topic of how we worship God.

To watch the film, head over to: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/spiritandtruth where you can rent or buy the documentary using Vimeo On Demand!

A big "thank you" to Les for coming on the show and talking with us about his new documentary!

Also, we're thrilled to announce that we have been invited to join the Society of Reformed Podcasters! We'll talk more about it next week on Episode 21, but head over to https://reformedpodcasts.com/ to check out the other awesome, solid shows in the group. 

We'll be LIVE streaming our tasting of Knob Creek Small Batch Bourbon to the Distilling Theology Facebook Group on the evening of Friday, May 1st and will have more details about both the live episode and our first ever giveaway on next week's episode. 

Stay tuned and thanks for listening!
Cheers & Amen.

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In this episode, Blake and Justin sip A Midwinter Night's Dram Act 5 Scene 1 - a small batch bottling from the High West Distiller - while discussing and reveling in the accomplishment of Jesus Christ and the glory of His Resurrection.

Blake also attempts to say the name "Wilhelmus A' Brakel" ten times throughout the runtime of the episode after being challenged to do so by the Distilling Theology Facebook Group. 

The poll in our main Facebook Group is still running to determine what whiskey folks want to taste with us for the episode we will record while live streaming to the group. 
So jump on over there and cast your vote before we lock in the date/time for that event! Voting ends Saturday, April 18th.

Next week, we'll be releasing Part 2 of Episode 9 our conversation about Worship with Les Lanphere, the director of "Spirit and Truth: A Film About Worship," and then the following week we'll pick up with our exploration of Systematic Theology. 

Till next time -- Whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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This week, Blake and Justin revisit a field within the study of Theology and explore the various subsets within Systematic Theology while sipping Oban Distiller's Edition. 

They recommend folks looking for an easy to read, engaging intro to the topic explore Dr. RC Sproul's book "Everyone's a Theologian," and after that, either visit Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion," or Herman Bavinck's "The Wonderful Works of God;" the latter of which they are starting a reading/discussion group as an offshoot of the Distilling Theology Facebook Group. 

We're also starting a poll in our main Facebook Group regarding what whiskey folks want to taste with us for the episode we will record while live streaming to the group. So jump on over there and cast your vote before we lock in the date/time for that event!

Next week, we'll be celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and tasting a rye whiskey from the High West Distillery: A Mid Winter Night's Dram Act 5 Scene 1. 

Till next time -- Whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.
Soli deo Gloria!

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This week, the guys taste a mystery whiskey (i.e. Blake didn't tell Justin what it is first) and Justin tries to uncover what they're sipping. They discuss Christian Liberty, alcohol, and quote the likes of Luther, Chesterton, Spurgeon, and Calvin.

Next week they'll dive into an overview of Systematic Theology while sipping Oban Distiller's Edition!

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