Written by: Samantha Kamman
Article source: www.christianpost.com
Retired megachurch pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren revealed in a podcast this week that he has been battling an autoimmune disease for the past two years. Warren, who co-founded the Saddleback Church in California alongside his wife, Kay, appeared on “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” Wednesday to discuss his new book and ministry goals after retiring from Saddleback Church last year.
The 69-year-old author of The Purpose Driven Life shared that he has been in a two-year-long battle with an autoimmune disease, which he assured is not life-threatening and won’t last past three to five years. However, he admitted that the illness is “debilitating” and causes him constant pain.
“It leaves all my major muscles in pain, pretty much, 24 hours a day,” he said. “It’s debilitating. It’s tough walking, working. But it hasn’t changed the way that I think. The problem is sometimes I feel like I am this brain on fire, and I’m like in a wheelchair. I’m not in a wheelchair, but the bottom line is it’s difficult to move around…”
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Date published: 18/02/2023
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