Brian Ellison
@ptsbrian.bsky.social
Host/Contributor, Kansas City NPR affiliate @kcur.org, usually talking MO/KS politics; Exec. Dir., @CovNetPres.org; Presby minister, sports announcer, partner, dad to dogs. He/him.
On Friday I hosted my last talk show and recorded my last podcast at the deteriorating studios of @kcur.org. We’re leaving our building after 40 years and don’t know where we’re going yet. It was in bad shape for a while, but I’ll still miss the place, with its 18 years of memories for me.
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
On Friday I hosted my last talk show and recorded my last podcast at the deteriorating studios of @kcur.org. We’re leaving our building after 40 years and don’t know where we’re going yet. It was in bad shape for a while, but I’ll still miss the place, with its 18 years of memories for me.
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Amen and amen. #9lc
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Amen and amen. #9lc
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Amen and amen. #9lc
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Amen and amen. #9lc
Honestly, all the readings have been exceptional here. The Vice-Provost really bringing out the drama of the dialogue in the eighth lesson. #9lc
December 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Honestly, all the readings have been exceptional here. The Vice-Provost really bringing out the drama of the dialogue in the eighth lesson. #9lc
I think this is such an interesting Christmas sentiment--Jesus, don't forget the little people:
"In the land that lies before thee,
Forget not us who linger here!
May the shepherd’s lowly calling,
Ever to thy heart be dear!"
#9lc
"In the land that lies before thee,
Forget not us who linger here!
May the shepherd’s lowly calling,
Ever to thy heart be dear!"
#9lc
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I think this is such an interesting Christmas sentiment--Jesus, don't forget the little people:
"In the land that lies before thee,
Forget not us who linger here!
May the shepherd’s lowly calling,
Ever to thy heart be dear!"
#9lc
"In the land that lies before thee,
Forget not us who linger here!
May the shepherd’s lowly calling,
Ever to thy heart be dear!"
#9lc
Wow. This commissioned carol makes bleakness beautiful, entrusts the gospel to the thrush's song, and weaves harmony into hope. I will sit with that one for a long time. What a triumph. #9lc
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wow. This commissioned carol makes bleakness beautiful, entrusts the gospel to the thrush's song, and weaves harmony into hope. I will sit with that one for a long time. What a triumph. #9lc
It is the hymn of our age:
"Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!"
Amen! #9lc
"Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!"
Amen! #9lc
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It is the hymn of our age:
"Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!"
Amen! #9lc
"Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!"
Amen! #9lc
I found that third reading very powerful. It was as though the reader began to contemplate the magnitude of its prophetic claims as she read. The words got bigger, and her voice got smaller and more reflective. "The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this" almost a whisper. Powerful. #9lc.
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I found that third reading very powerful. It was as though the reader began to contemplate the magnitude of its prophetic claims as she read. The words got bigger, and her voice got smaller and more reflective. "The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this" almost a whisper. Powerful. #9lc.
If you’re looking for a place to listen to the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols today, may I suggest 91.9 Classical KC, on-air in Kansas City or online at www.classicalkc.org. If you listen long enough, you might even hear me give the station ID or ask for your financial support. #9lc
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December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you’re looking for a place to listen to the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols today, may I suggest 91.9 Classical KC, on-air in Kansas City or online at www.classicalkc.org. If you listen long enough, you might even hear me give the station ID or ask for your financial support. #9lc
If you think my posts with election results are nerdy, wait until you see my live posts during the #9lc broadcast from Kings College, Cambridge. See you here in less than 12 hours! www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/festi...
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
www.kings.cam.ac.uk
December 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
If you think my posts with election results are nerdy, wait until you see my live posts during the #9lc broadcast from Kings College, Cambridge. See you here in less than 12 hours! www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/festi...