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Warren and his wife, kay, have been married for thirty years. Rick warren biography rick warren born january 28, 1954 is a bestselling christian author and founding and senior pastor of saddleback church, now one of the largest churches in the united states. I wanna welcome all of you who are watching this very special global easter service youre in a covered virus pandemic of 20 you know 40 years ago. He was born in san jose in california to jimmy warren and dot warren. Because of the success of his book sales, in 2005 warren returned his 25 years of salary to the church and discontinued taking a salary.
His book the purpose driven life has been called the bestselling nonfiction hardback in publishing history by publishers weekly, having sold more than 32 million copies. Rick warren was born in san jose, california and earned a bachelor of arts from california baptist university, a master of divinity from southwestern theological seminary, and a doctor of ministry from fuller theological seminary. A fter billy graham, rick warren may be the most famous, living evangelical in the world the day graham died at age 99, warren, the pastor of saddleback church in lake forest, california, and. Yet, god has ordained heretics and heresies to separate the true from the false 1 cor. From the author, rick warren, of the purpose driven life, this book is something of a readers digest version of that book. Mar 31, 2018 rick warren and his gimmick book, purpose driven life, has subverted the truth and removed peoples hearts and attention from gods word. It is more than worth the riskits a sacred privilege. Rick warren s wife opens up about struggle with pornography in new book kay warren, pornography, rick warren june 15, 2017 lifesitenews kay warren, the wife of famous evangelical pastor rick warren, reveals in her new book that she was exposed to pornography as a teenager and struggled with it for many years. Kay warren talks honestly about her porn addiction, we were in marital hell pastor, writer and wife of the purpose driven life author rick warren, kay warren is one of the most recognizable women in the evangelical church. Rick warren is correct to say that god has a purpose for our life, but you would be foolish to expect to find it in mr.
Her life changed drastically one day, in 2002, as she read a magazine article describing the aids epidemic in africa. Even when you dont feel like it, you can choose to do it anyway. Three months after sons suicide, rick warren returns to. June 15, 2017 lifesitenews kay warren, the wife of famous evangelical pastor rick warren, reveals in her new book that she was exposed. Pastor rick warren teaches seven ways to test your ideas, impressions, and thoughts to know with absolute certainty you are hearing the voice of god. Oh, yes, says kay warren, wife of pastor rick warren and cofounder of saddleback church.
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