Jerry Bridges (December 4, 1929 – March 6, 2016) was an

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author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators, a Christian organization. Born in

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, United States, he was the author of a large number of books, including ''The Pursuit of Holiness'', which has sold more than one million copies. His devotional ''Holiness Day by Day'' garnered the 2009

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for the inspiration and gift category, and ''The Discipline of Grace'' received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category. Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the

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, before serving as an officer in the

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during the

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. 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.. Bridges died on March 6, 2016, in

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, at the age of 86.

Publications

*''The Pursuit of Holiness,'' NavPress (1978) *''The Practice of Godliness,'' NavPress (1983) * . * . * . *''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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Jerry 1929 births 2016 deaths 20th-century evangelicals 21st-century evangelicals People from Tyler, Texas University of Oklahoma alumni American evangelists American Evangelical writers Writers from Texas American Calvinist and Reformed Christians United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of the Korean War Military personnel from Texas