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Pastor, speaker and award-winning author Paul Tripp calls an education at �ǿ����޴�ý “a huge gift.”

Tripp graduated from CIU, then called Columbia Bible College, in 1972 with a degree in 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 .

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 .

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