As a parent, my heart goes out to Rick Warren. I cannot imagine the heartache of losing a child this way. Over the years, Matthew Warren had been treated by America’s best doctors, had received counseling and medication and been the recipient of numerous prayers from others, his father said. Warrens youngest son, Matthew, killed himself on April 6, 2013. But their son then returned home to take his life in “a momentary wave of despair.” Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and author. The last time he had stood the pulpit at his Saddleback Church, in Southern California, was on Easter, seventeen Sundays ago and five days before his youngest son, Matthew, 27, shot and. Rick Warren, the author of the multimillion-selling book “The Purpose Driven Life,” said in an email to church staff that he and his wife had enjoyed a fun Friday evening with their son. “Despite the best health care available, this was an illness that was never fully controlled and the emotional pain resulted in his decision to take his life,” the church statement said. He tweeted on Wednesday that he has been most encouraged by support from the people who his son inspired to find God. Saddleback Valley Community Church spokeswoman Kristin Cole said he died Friday night. Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest Calif., continues to journal his grief over losing his son, Matthew, who committed suicide just over a month ago, through his posts on Twitter. Warren, in an emotional email to the congregation of his Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., shared his son Matthew's struggles and asked for prayers. The death of my son after 27 years of struggling with mental health, death by suicide he took his own life was clearly the most. Matthew Warren struggled with mental illness, deep depression and suicidal thoughts throughout his life. Ap- Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that his 27-year-old son had commited suicide after a lifelong battle with mental illness. Rick Warren’s 2002 book The Purpose Driven Life has sold more. – The 27-year-old son of popular evangelical pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide at his Southern California home, Warren’s church said in a statement on Saturday. Excerpt Kay Warren: ‘We Were in Marital Hell’ Through God’s work in our lives, weve beaten the odds that divorce would be the outcome of our ill-advised union. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of the best-selling Christian book of 2004 "The Purpose-Driven Life" (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review) Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of the best-selling Christian book of 2004 "The Purpose-Driven Life," poses recently at his church in Lake Forest, Calif. Rick Warren’s announcement on June 6 that he plans to step away from his role as lead pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest raises the issue of succession in evangelical megachurches.
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