Paul Tripp

Dr. Paul David Tripp is a pastor, counselor, event speaker, and award­-winning author. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living, including the best­selling What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, Paul’s driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. He and his wife Luella have been married for 46 years. They live in Philadelphia and have four grown children.

Doctrine—what Christians believe—directly influences how they live. The biblical truths about God, humanity, and the world are not merely about knowing more—they are also about loving God and making sense of this life and the life to come. But what happens when there is disparity between what believers confess and how they live?

In his latest book, Do You Believe?, pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp takes a close look at 12 core doctrines and how they engage and transform the human heart and mind. According to Tripp, “true belief is always lived.” To demonstrate, he unpacks each doctrine and presents its relevance for the Christian life. As readers explore topics such as the doctrine of God, the holiness of God, and the doctrine of Scripture, they will be fueled to fall deeper in love with and stand in awe of their Creator and Father—putting the truths of God’s word on display for all the world to see.

For every celebrity pastor exiting in the spotlight, there are hundreds of lesser-known ministers fading quietly into the shadows. But why? Best-selling author Tripp suspects a weak leadership community is responsible. Providing biblical guidance, he suggests a dozen principles for gospel-centered leadership involving grace, limits, balance, character, spiritual warfare, servanthood, identity, restoration, longevity, and more.

This colorful, beautifully illustrated children's book invites children ages three through eight into Halle Hedgehog's world to learn alongside her how Jesus gives her courage to take a stand against meanness. Parents and children will learn concrete, grace-based ways to deal with the pressures of fitting in. Halle Hedgehog has a group of school friends she sits with at lunch and plays with at recess. One day, the whole group excludes another girl and decides to be mean to her. This bothers Halle, but she doesn't say anything because she doesn't want to be excluded, too. Halle's teacher Mr. Owl talks to her about who she really needs to fit in with, and how she can speak out against bullying because Jesus is with her.

Every day can be filled with celebrations, confessions, and confusion. So Tripp shares his own personal reflections on life's ups and downs in the form of 121 poems written over many years and various seasons of his faith journey. He poignantly recalls how God's amazing grace was present in the marvelous, mundane, and messy moments. Features full color photography throughout and an uncluttered aesthetic, mirroring the reflective nature of Tripp's poems. 256 pages, softcover from Crossway.