Rick Warren has spent a year living on after the death of his son Matthew, who took his own life five days after Easter, last year. An autopsy showed that Matthew Warren, 27, the son of Orange County-based pastor Rick Warren, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting himself last Friday around 10am. The Warrens also spoke during the interview about how their son's death has affected their Christian faith. “At 27 years of age, Matthew was an incredibly kind, gentle and compassionate young man whose sweet spirit was encouragement and comfort to many,” Warren, the popular author of The Purpose Driven Life , said in the letter.

GALLERY: Rick Warren over the years “I never questioned my faith in God; I questioned God’s plan,” Rick Warren said. Pastor Rick Warren of Southern California's Saddleback Church shared this weekend a message on life's struggles, focusing on believers' struggle with God. This year, the holiday has taken on an even more significant meaning for the popular author and pastor of Southern California's Saddleback Church.

Rick Warren Gives Hope in First Sermon at Saddleback Church Since Son's Death By Joshua Cheng ( [email protected] ) Jul 27, 2013 08:02 AM EDT Comment Pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay Warren return to Saddleback Church pulpit after 16 weeks of absence since their youngest son Matthew, who had battled with serious form of mental illness, committed suicide. The weekend's sermon at Saddleback Church is "Surviving Tough Times," a theme Pastor Rick Warren planned before his youngest son killed himself Friday. “God isn’t to blame for my son’s death. It … It was his fourth weekend since he returned to the pulpit about three months after he lost his 27-year-old son. In an emotional letter to his church members, pastor Rick Warren of Lake Forest, Calif.-based Saddleback Church told them that his youngest son committed suicide. Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren returned to the pulpit Sunday, preaching his first sermon since his son Matthew committed suicide in April after a long struggle with mental illness. I questioned God's plan,' said Warren in what Piers Morgan called his most-inspiring interview ever. My son took his life.

Rick Warren Tells Story of Son's Suicide on CNN 'I never questioned my faith in God.


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