Catching Up with Paul Tripp - Meeting His Wife at CIU, Becoming a Writer and Favorite College Class

Pastor, speaker and award-winning author Paul Tripp calls an education at Columbia International University “a huge gift.”

Tripp graduated from CIU, then called Columbia Bible College, in 1972 with a degree in Bible and Christian Education. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living, Tripp’s driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life through Paul Tripp Ministries.

In a recent video interview with CIU student Elijah Kost, Tripp encouraged current students to value the biblical education offered by CIU. 

“It is a huge gift to be able to study full time … inside of a biblical worldview,” said Tripp, CIU’s 2016 Alumnus of the Year. “What a gift that is. There are people around the world who would love such an opportunity.”

Watch the complete interview, including how he met his wife Luella, also a 1972 CIU graduate, on CIU’s YouTube channel.

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