Just heard some tragic news. Send some prayers out on behalf of the Warren family. (CNN) –After a lifelong battle with mental illness, the youngest son of Pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide, his family said. Matthew Warren, 27, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, said Deputy Daniel Aikin, with the Orange […]
rick warren
Rick Warren Devotional: 3 keys to a quiet time
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) The main rule is this: Keep your plan simple. Wait on God (Relax) — Be still for a minute; don’t come […]
Rick Warren Devotional: Faith means taking risks
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” (NLT) Faith always means risk. Everything in life is a risk. Ecclesiastes 10:8 says, “When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you! When you chop wood, there is danger with […]
Rick Warren Devotional: Strongholds
“Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil.” (Ephesians 4:27 NLT) When you give the devil a foothold into your life, he takes a stronghold. What does that mean? If you give Satan control of one little part of your life, he will […]
Rick Warren Devotional: New Thinking
“Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes.” (Ephesians 4:23 NLT) Let me sum it up this way: You are not what you think you are, but rather, what you think, you are. Change requires new thinking. As we’ve discussed, in order to change, we must learn the truth and start […]
Rick Warren Devotional: Your Goals Should Bring God Glory
We make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 2 Corinthians 5:9 (NIV) Not every goal is a good goal or the kind of goal that God gets behind and helps you accomplish. So what kind of goals does God bless? The Bible says, […]