Jerry Bridges Explained

Jerry Bridges (December 4, 1929 – March 6, 2016) was an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators, a Christian organization. Born in Tyler, Texas, United States, he was the author of more than a large number of books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies.^[1] His devotional Holiness Day by Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category,^[2] and The Discipline of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.^[3]

Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma, before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War.^[4] He joined Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as Vice President for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.

At the time of his death, he was a widower, and had married Jane Mallot a year after his first wife's death.^[5] Bridges died on March 6, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 86.

Publications

• The Pursuit of Holiness, NavPress (1978)
• The Practice of Godliness, NavPress (1983)
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• Transforming Grace, NavPress (1993)
• The Joy of Fearing God, Random House (1999)
• I Exalt You, O God: Encountering His Greatness in Your Private Worship, Random House (2000)
• I Give You Glory, O God, Random House (2002)
• The Chase: Pursuing Holiness in Your Everyday Life, NavPress (2003)
• The Gospel For Real Life, NavPress (2003)
• Growing Your Faith: How to Mature in Christ, NavPress (2004)
• Is God Really in Control? Trusting God in a World of Terrorism, Tsunamis, and Personal Tragedy, NavPress (2006)
• The Discipline of Grace, NavPress (2006)
• The Fruitful Life:The Overflow of God's Love Through You, NavPress (2006)
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External links

• Web site: Mar 2009 . A Holy Pursuit: Recounting Jerry Bridges' 50 Years with The Navigators . One to One . Grosenbach . Becky . The Navigators .

Notes and References

1. interview . Jerry Bridges Is Still Pursuing Holiness . Staub . Dick . 2004-04-01 . .
2. Web site: Winners . 2009 . Christian Book Awards . ECPA.
3. Web site: Gold Medallion Winners . 1995 . Christian Book Awards . ECPA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080518231031/http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/gm1995.php . 2008-05-18.
4. Web site: Navigators . An Interview with Jerry: 50 Years with The Navigators . Staff . 2015-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913035416/http://harbourshores.org/JerryBridges . 2015-09-13 . dead .
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