In Running the Good Race, Dennis Blue, a man guided in his actions by his Christian faith, relates how he and his wife Dorothy, survived the tragic loss of her parents and how he flew as a missionary pilot in the Amazon bringing supplies to missionaries and Indians alike. Consequently, he helped discover a stone-age tribe in the dense jungles of the Amazonia. While in Venezuela, Dennis Blue negotiated a peaceful outcome to a violent labor strike against his employer, the Ford Motor Company. Later, he assisted in the establishment of Ford operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Eventually, he worked at senior executive level to help change the direction of the Ford Motor Company. In all of this activity, he was always guided by his personal relationship with Jesus. Foreword Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5 Running the Good Race is a captivating memoir about traipsing the globe and a life of faith. Dennis Blue's memoir Running the Good Race concerns his rich life spent in corporate America, traveling abroad, following his faith, and establishing his own fishing business after retirement. Blue, an Indianapolis-born farm boy who moved as a kid to the Detroit area and eventually graduated from Michigan State University, handled human resources for the Ford Motor Company, but his story extends beyond offices, conference rooms, and the factory floor. A thirty-year corporate career took him all over the world, to Ford outposts in Venezuela, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil. Blue, who went on to found the True Blue Sport Fishing charter that led expeditions across the Western Hemisphere, writes about work, adventures abroad, his faith, and mission trips as a pilot. It's a detailed memoir that flaunts a mnemonic iron trap of a memory. Blue graphically recalls a childhood spent thrashing soybeans, fishing for bullhead, trapping muskrats, and hunting for duck. The book compellingly conveys experiences like milking cows, trying to reel in marlins while on chartered boats, and trying to land a Cessna under spotty circumstances. It excels at descriptions, as with a riotous protest outside a plant and a close brush with a "gigantic United Airlines plane" that fortunately ended with both aircraft safely on the ground. Running the Good Race proceeds in chronological order, recapping Blue's youth, lengthy career in human resources management, and heartfelt Christianity. It's an excellent psychological portrait that sheds light on Blue's thinking. It illuminates his gratitude toward a driver in a foreign country who doubled as a translator for several weeks, brings to life his fear during rough patches while piloting planes, and shows how his religious beliefs guide his critical life decisions. The prose is often arresting, as when Blue remembers silence broken only by the chirping of birds or the croaking of frogs, or when he soars over "the vast undeveloped interior of the country, miles of brown parched land interspersed with ribbons of green delineating the rivers." There's a strong observational power at work that's at once tactile and resonant. The globe-trotting is enough to hold anyone's interest, and Blue captivates with tales of derring-do, as when he airlifted a snakebitten boy to help. Tales of swells on the Australian coastline, of contentious labor relations, and of surviving a robbery in Brazil in which a gunman jammed his weapon through the car window are included, and there's enough here to make the promised follow-up an interesting prospect. Running the Good Race is a captivating memoir about traipsing the globe and a life of faith. Reviewed by Joseph S. Pete Foreword Clarion Reviews September 10, 2018 "This is a story filled with amazing descriptions of time and place, interesting characters and wonderful stories of triumph. Not to mention a few fishing experiences that piqued m interest. "Running the Good Race" is an impressive account of one couple's journey together; guided by strong Christian faith and unbridled energy."---Jonathan Herbert, Award Winning Writer "I received this book as part of a goodreads giveaway. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I was really intrigued by Dennis' career and travels with Ford. I loved how he followed God's path for him and incorporated a lifetime of giving back into his career. The ministry as well as the story of his family and path at Ford were really entertaining and thought provoking. I enjoyed this book and was glad I had an opportunity to read it. ---Jennifer Hall " "I worked with Dennis at Ford Aerospace and never had the opportunity to really get to know him. His story of faith and love of family was an amazing journey and very inspiring. To hear in his own words how God and faith steered his life decisions was a wonderful story. Dennis presents a story of adventure and purpose in his book, a purpose much deeper than I ever expected. After learning how much flying meant to Dennis and how he used his personal aircraft in his missionary work "---LT COL