Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦

@frostinthepines

Science, religion, and philosophy. Liberal theology in a liberative mode. Candidate for Holy Orders︱alum Princeton Seminary, Marquette U︱#Episcopalian︱He/him

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Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 15

To witness the intellectual vacuity and apolitical posturing of a so-called "Christian middle" that ignores the demands of the Gospel, look no further than @christianitytoday.com. This is what moral cowardice and bowing to Mammon under a flimsy veneer of 'bothsidesism' looks like.

A screenshot of a Facebook post by Christianity Today featuring a dark mode interface. The post includes text written by Gen Zer Luke Simon discussing the political resentment of the wealthy across ideological lines.
The full text reads:
"Resentment of the wealthy may be the most defining quality of my generation’s politics, cutting across ideological lines in ways that should alarm everyone," writes Gen Zer Luke Simon.
"The far left and far right arrived at the same place by different roads, because they were always animated by the same impulse. And the Bible has a name for it: coveting.
Scripture is not gentle with the wealthy. ... We know what greed does to those who have too much. We are slower to reckon with what coveting does to those who have less.
The Christian on the left wraps resentment in the language of justice and solidarity. The Christian on the right wraps it in the language of protecting Western civilization from shadowy elites. Both can quote Scripture to justify their anger. Both can be entirely blinded by envy."

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 14

Artist: @courtneyahndesign.bsky.social (courtneyahndesign.com/) #resistanceart #abolishice #icekills

An illustrated poster with a bold red background.
At the top, the words "ICE KILLS" are written in large, stylized, bubble-like white letters, with a single black oval dot above the "I" in "KILLS."
In the lower half, a black hand with white outlines holds the stem of a pink, root-like plant that branches upward and outward. Each leaf-like branch contains a name written in white, handwritten capital letters:
Left branches (bottom to top): Denny Adán González, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Adrian Andreas Florian, Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez, Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, José Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, Royer Pérez Jiménez, and Geraldo Luna-Campos.
Center branches (bottom to top): Tuan Van Bui, Unnamed Victim (Jul 13), Jairo García Hernández, Mamuka Artmeladze, Keith Porter Jr., and Luis Gustavo Nuñez Caceres.
Right branches (bottom to top): Parady La, Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi, Alex Pretti, Victor Manuel Diaz, Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, Emmanuel Cleeford Damas, Lorth Sim, Heber Sanchez Domínguez, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, and Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes.
In the lower-right corner, the artist's handle "@COURTNEYAHNDESIGN" is printed in white text.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 13

[T]he Gospel is always about healing... and we tell it in our theology and our practice, in what we do in our work for justice when we learn to live on earth, here and now inhabiting the space in which God has placed us. —Rowan Williams @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #holyliving #rowanwilliams

A hardcover copy of the book "Holy Living: The Christian Tradition for Today" by Rowan Williams, resting on a rustic wooden table. The cover is white with large, grey, 3D block letters spelling out "HOLY LIVING." Scattered around and on top of the letters are small, illustrated figures of diverse people engaging in everyday activities, such as a person in a wheelchair, children, someone pushing a stroller, and a person walking a dog.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 12

Hot afternoons call for ice-cold beer, and @urbangrowler.bsky.social Cowbell Cream Ale fits the bill! ☀️🍻 #CraftBeer #MNCraftBeer #WomenOwnedBrewery #CreamAle #UrbanGrowler

A close-up photograph taken under bright sunlight on a wooden outdoor deck table. On the left, a clear pint glass is filled with a bubbly, golden-amber beer topped with a thin layer of white foam. Next to the glass on the right stands a white 16-ounce aluminum can of "Cowbell Cream Ale" by Urban Growler Brewing Co. The can features a stylized black-and-white illustration of a cow wearing a cowbell, with text highlighting that the brewery is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is women-owned.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 12

Happy Sunday! ⛪ #church #theepiscopalchurch

A low-angle, front-facing shot of a stone church building against a clear blue sky. The facade features a prominent red double door framed by a light stone archway, with a set of concrete steps leading up to it. Above the entrance sits a large, arched Gothic-style window with dark framing. The church is built from dark, irregular fieldstone with light mortar. A tall, slender black spire topped with a small cross extends upwards from the peak of the roof. A lit, vintage-style street lamp stands to the right of the entrance, and green foliage frames the lower corners of the structure.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 6

Our modern social landscape is dominated by the violent rhetoric of weak, mediocre men using patriarchal posturing to maintain control. This strategy has found a willing ally in white Evangelicalism, relying on the systemic control of women's bodies and the glorification of their suffering. 1/3

Book cover for "Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination" by Jennifer Barry. The cover features the classic painting The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli, depicting a woman lying draped across a bed, appearing unconscious or asleep, while a grotesque, apelike demon sits on her torso looking out toward the viewer. The book's title is printed in red and white text on the right side against a dark background, and the author's name is at the bottom left in white text. The book is resting on a weathered grey wooden surface.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 5

It's an Aquavit kind of afternoon. #SpiritsSky #MNBluesky #Aquavit

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 4

(Credit: @bryaneward.bsky.social)

An edited screenshot from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith featuring the silhouette of Padmé Amidala from behind. Her long, curly dark hair is prominent in the foreground as she looks out a window at the Coruscant cityscape at night. In the distance, the Jedi Temple is burning, surrounded by smoke and a warm glow. In this edited version, a large, waving American flag is digitally placed directly behind the burning Jedi Temple, standing out against the smoky, dramatic sky.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 4

#BlackHistory #IndependenceDay #July4th

An image with red quotation marks at the top left, containing text on a black background. The text is:
Hear your language, proclaimed to the world, July 4th, 1776—"We hold these truths to be self evident—that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL!! that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!!"
Compare your own language above, extracted from your Declaration of Independence, with your cruelties and murders inflicted by your cruel and unmerciful fathers and yourselves…
Will not the Lord yet humble them? Or will not these very coloured people whom they now treat worse than brutes, yet under God, humble them low down enough?
The Americans may be as vigilant as they please, but they cannot be vigilant enough for the Lord, neither can they hide themselves, where he will not find and bring them out.
Below the main text and a red line are the smaller attribution text and page numbers:
DAVID WALKER, AN APPEAL TO THE COLORED CITIZENS OF THE WORLD (BOSTON: 1830), 3-4, 73, 84, 86.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 3

It's going to be a summer full of great coffee! ☕☀️⛱️📖 #coffee #wonderstatecoffee #coffeesky

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 2

Date night! #Supergirl

A promotional movie theater standee for "Supergirl" featuring a central cutout of a blonde woman dressed as Supergirl, wearing sunglasses and a long brown trench coat over her classic red and blue superhero suit with the "S" shield. She stands in front of a large, yellow and red "S" shield emblem on a bright blue textured background. The white text "SUPERGIRL" spans horizontally across the shield. In the bottom left corner, yellow text reads, "TRUTH. JUSTICE. WHATEVER. ONLY IN THEATERS JUNE 26." At the bottom right, a small cutout of a scruffy white dog with a yellow collar sits on the floor.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jul 2

#RowanWilliams #FaithandPolitics

Graphic quote image on a dark gray background with white serif typography and red accents. At the top left, there is a red quotation mark icon. The text reads: "The more you believe that God really is God, the less you believe God needs to be protected by human beings... And so you may find yourself emerging with a more critical attitude to human power and local culture and cultural superiority. If you truly believe that what the New Testament is talking about is a living relationship with Jesus in the spirit brought about by the gift of God, you will look a little bit skeptically at any claim that this or that cultural or political force can guarantee it." At the bottom left, below a thin red line, the quote is attributed in red capital letters to Rowan Williams.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 30

#transrights Art: @surj.org

An illustrated poster with a light green background featuring bold, dark blue, textured lettering in the center that reads, "TRANS PEOPLE BELONG IN SPORTS." The text is surrounded by a symmetrical, nature-inspired border. At the top, two blue birds fly toward each other, flanking a small red circle containing the acronym "SURJ." The sides and bottom of the image are decorated with various stylized botanical elements, including dark green leafy branches, bright red flowers, and black floral silhouettes.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 30

Now and always. ✊🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights Artist: @timpsingleton.bsky.social

A vibrant graphic design on a dark purple background featuring stylized, bold lettering that reads, "TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS." The text is arranged in a stacked, playful font outlined in a lighter pink bubble shape. The color palette draws from the Transgender Pride flag, with the words "TRANS" and "RIGHTS" (on the bottom) in bright blue, "RIGHTS" (on top) and "HUMAN" in hot pink, and the word "ARE" in white in the center. The design is framed by spiky, energetic starburst elements in pink, blue, and white, with a wavy pink underline at the very bottom.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 24

🚫🧊🔥 #abolishice #endice #immigrantjustice

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 22

Cloudy sky.

A bright blue sky filled with scattered white clouds. The clouds vary in shape and density, from thin, wispy streaks to fuller, fluffy formations. The overall scene suggests a clear, pleasant day with soft natural light and no visible objects other than the sky and clouds.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 19

#Juneteenth #BlackLiberation Artist: @slyngstad.bsky.social

A two-panel political cartoon by Slyngstad Cartoons comparing historical and modern systemic oppression, overlaid with a quote by Maya Angelou.
Left Panel: Titled "JUNETEENTH 1865" against a textured grey background. It depicts a thick, dark metal chain where the center link, labeled "SLAVERY", is violently breaking apart into shattered pieces.
Right Panel: Titled "JUNETEENTH PRESENT DAY" against a light blue background. It shows an unbroken, continuous chain link. The links and surrounding sections are labeled with the words "INCARCERATION", "POLICE", "RACISM", and "BRUTALITY".
Bottom Section: A pink text box spans across both panels at the bottom. It features a quote in all-caps reading: "THE TRUTH IS, NO ONE OF US CAN BE FREE UNTIL EVERYBODY IS FREE. - MAYA ANGELOU".
Signatures: The social media handle @slyngstad_cartoons is written on the bottom left, and the artist's signature Slyngstad with a ©2021 copyright mark is on the bottom right.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 19

Almighty God, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression. — "For Social Justice," The Book of Common Prayer (1979), p. 260 Artist: Queen Loany (queenloany.com) #Juneteenth #FreedomDay

A richly layered collage honoring global movements for civil rights and liberation. At the center are portraits of Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Frederick Douglass, arranged among archival photographs of marches and protests. Signs in the crowd read “WE MARCH FOR INTEGRATED SCHOOLS NOW!” and “WE DEMAND DECENT HOUSING NOW!” A vintage newspaper with the headline “Fearless Freedom” appears near a pair of hands wearing gold rings that spell “FEARLESS FREEDOM.” Flowers, open books, and framed portraits are interwoven throughout, suggesting remembrance, learning, and ongoing struggle. The overall composition evokes a sense of collective courage, historical continuity, and the pursuit of justice.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 19

Young earth creationism is the gift that keeps on giving.

YouTube-style comment posted by a user named "@SFTV73" four months ago. The text of the comment reads: "Old earth = satanic doctrine of genuinely lost unbelievers in truth, reason, common sense, and God's Word." Below the comment are icons for liking, disliking, and replying, with the like icon indicating 3 likes.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 18

Enjoying some fantastic beer from one of my favorite breweries! 🍻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #beer #bentpaddlebrewing

A glass filled with an amber-colored ale sits next to a matching can of Bent Paddle Brewing Co. "14° Degree" Amber Ale on an outdoor wooden table.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 14

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 12

Young-earth creationists: "Take us seriously!" Also young-earth creationists:

A screenshot of a social media post from the account "icrscience" (Institute for Creation Research). It features a man with a receding hairline and rectangular glasses, wearing a light yellow button-down shirt, speaking into a microphone. A large white box overlay at the bottom contains bold black text that reads: "EVOLUTION DOESN'T EXPLAIN DISTANT STARLIGHT

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 11

#PrideMonth #FaithfullyAffirming

White bold text over a glowing rainbow gradient on a black background. The text reads: "WELCOMING LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE INTO OUR CHURCHES ISN'T SIMPLY MAKING ROOM AT THE TABLE. IT'S RECOGNIZING THE PLACE THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD, AND REPENTING OF OUR COMPLICITY IN BARRING THEM FROM IT."

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 10

Let the reader understand. #ecclesiastes #wisdom

A minimalist, high-contrast graphic featuring bright yellow text against a solid green background. At the top left, an asterisk icon precedes the citation "ECCLESIASTES 9:17–18, NRSVUE". The main text reads: "The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouting of a ruler among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good."

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 9

As ever, Rowan Williams offers profound wisdom: "As Christ represents humanity by standing where sinful and suffering human beings stand, so we seek, not innocence... but fidelity to the place where suffering is happening" (239). @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #RowanWilliams #Solidarity

A photograph of the book cover for Solidarity: The Work of Recognition by Rowan Williams, resting on a weathered, grey wooden surface. The author's name, "Rowan Williams," is printed at the top in large, clean, reflective gold foil typography. The main title, "Solidarity," is centered below in a bold, dark blue, minimalist sans-serif font that creates a striking, high-contrast visual against the lighter background. The subtitle, "The Work of Recognition," is positioned near the bottom in the same clean, dark blue text. Two short endorsement quotes are featured mid-cover in a smaller gold font: "'Illuminating' Jacqueline Rose" and "'Magisterial' Slavoj Žižek." The background illustration depicts an immense, dense crowd of overlapping, minimalist outline-style human figures drawn in subtle shades of blue, white, and pale red, set against an abstract wash of light blue, white, and soft yellow. The publisher name, "Bloomsbury," is faintly visible at the very bottom edge.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 7

Proud of my church for taking a stand alongside our LGBTQIA+ siblings! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈✊ #InclusiveChurch #PrideMonth #episcopalchurch

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 6

*Jesus Before the Gospels* is an excellent treatment of the Gospels *as memory*. It reminds us that as we seek to follow the Jesus we meet in the New Testament, we are doing so along with the memories, experiences, and yes, even misremembered history of the early church. @harperonebooks.bsky.social

A photograph of the paperback book "Jesus Before the Gospels" by Bart D. Ehrman resting on a weathered wooden surface. The book's cover is off-white, featuring horizontal bands of wavy lines in varying shades of blue across the top and bottom. The title, "JESUS BEFORE THE GOSPELS," is prominently centered in a classic, black serif font with decorative blue flourishes framing the word "THE." Above the title, text reads "BART D. EHRMAN" and "AUTHOR OF MISQUOTING JESUS." Below the title, the subtitle reads: "HOW THE EARLIEST CHRISTIANS REMEMBERED, CHANGED, AND INVENTED THEIR STORIES OF THE SAVIOR."

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 3

Kicking off #PrideMonth with @brandanrobertson.bsky.social’s Queer & Christian. In the early days of my theological unlearning and rebuilding, Rev. Brandan’s work helped me imagine a faith rooted in radical welcome and genuine inclusion. Grateful for voices like his. #QueerAndChristian

A photograph of the book Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table by Brandan Robertson, resting on a weathered, gray wooden slatted surface. The cover features a bright blue background overlaid with thick, interlocking, retro-style curved ribbons in shades of pink, orange, yellow, green, and dark blue. The title is written in a stark white, serif font. A bright yellow vertical band on the right edge of the cover displays the quote, "POWERFUL, USEFUL, AND MEANINGFUL." by Dan McClellan. Additional white text notes a foreword by Bishop Gene Robinson and describes the author as a "Pastor, Theologian, TikTok Sensation, and Author of The Gospel of Inclusion."

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 2

Some recent feedback I received about teaching an adult forum at my church on liberation theology. I think I have a fan 😂

A close-up photo of a printed page showing part of a critical commentary about theological education. One sentence reads that “young, poorly educated and indoctrinated liberal interns who preach and teach such nonsense should never be ordained.” Another sentence questions why “Intern Chris Lilley” is presenting liberation theology before engaging Christian theology. A black bar obscures part of the final line for privacy.

Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦@frostinthepines· Jun 1

Happy Pride to our LGBTQIA+ siblings! You are seen, known, loved, and welcomed by God, just as you are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈 "God has already called LGBTQ people whole and blessed. It is the church that needs forgiveness for the sin of exclusion and condemnation." @billieiswriting.bsky.social Art: Scott Erickson