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Finding Joy in Difficult Times
Today was my 50th infusion of Tysabri, an immunomodulator that decreases the frequency of MS relapses. The treatment costs close to...

Aneel Trivedi
Mar 54 min read
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The Narrowing of Neighbor Status
Below is a sermon preached on February 2, 2025 -- Scout Sunday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Park Ridge. Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13....

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Feb 27 min read
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Untethered Hope (Mark 16:1-8)
A sermon preached on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.

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Mar 31, 20247 min read
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Nov 14, 20220 min read
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Metro Chicago Synod Assembly, 2022
I preached a Pentecost sermon at Metro Chicago Synod Assembly. You can watch it here, starting at 9:26:40.

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Jun 5, 20221 min read
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Torn about "Torn" by Justin Lee
Justin Lee is called to stand in the gap between non-affirming Christians and the LGBTQIA+ community. A gay Christian from a conservative...

Aneel Trivedi
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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Oat Milk Chai
An oat milk chai good enough for my dad. I stopped making chai over the last year - both dad's absence and my new dietary restrictions...

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Apr 22, 20211 min read
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The body of Christ ain't white
The events of January 6th exposed raw wounds in the United States and in me. The images we saw revealed deep national and personal trauma...

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Jan 10, 20212 min read
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Lessons from MS: Dying and Rising
Since my MS diagnosis, I’ve encountered quite a few new challenges. Some are easy for others to see and understand, like pain, numbness,...

Aneel Trivedi
Aug 20, 20206 min read
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The work of us
*** update *** I have removed references to my "white family," which unfairly characterizes the many supportive, caring, wonderful people...

Aneel Trivedi
Jul 18, 20204 min read
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When did you last see your father?
I visited my dad in California late last year for his birthday, but that wasn't the last time I saw him. I saw him several times in...

Aneel Trivedi
Apr 20, 20203 min read
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poetry helps me breathe
I went for a walk this morning, as I've done most days over the last three weeks of our shelter-in-place efforts. And today, in an...

Aneel Trivedi
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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now is the time for compassion
It’s a hoax. It won’t be that bad. It’s an overreaction. It’s a deep state plot to rig the election. I’ll be okay, and so I shouldn’t...

Aneel Trivedi
Mar 22, 20201 min read
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Hello there, I'm Joan!
I wrote the following in the San Jose airport after a recent trip to visit my dad. It's been burning a hole in my Gmail draft mailbox...

Aneel Trivedi
Feb 15, 20203 min read
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on this date
There are some dates that just stand out in our calendar year, aren’t there? For me, the anniversary of my mother’s passing (Oct. 25)...

Aneel Trivedi
Jan 28, 20207 min read
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