When I Consider the Heavens
ISBN: 0966480368
When I Consider the Heavens
by Robert E. Hage
THE SPIRITUAL QUEST OF AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER
As a scientist, aircraft design engineer, aviation consultant
and major in the U.S. Air Force, Bob Hage has made a career
of taming the skies via aerospace technology. He co-authored
the classic textbook "Airplane Performance, Stability
and Control," which is still in print and in use after
50 years—without revision (over 50,000 copies in print).
However, his greatest achievement is dependence on the Word
of God and prayer as a dynamic for living, which has given
him personal performance, stability and control.
He tells the story of his romance with the heavens as well
as the spiritual development of others within his circle of
influence. Many colorful individuals became a part of his
life story including, among others: James S. McDonnell (founder
and former President of McDonnell Aircraft Corp.), Sanford
N. McDonnell (Past President of McDonnell Corp.), Eddie Rickenbacker
(World War I flying ace and former President, Eastern Airlines),
Bill Allen (former President, Boeing Corp.), Juan Trippe (founder,
Pan American Airlines), Donald Douglas (founder, McDonnell
Aircraft Co.), Fritz Philips (Philips Corp.), Francis Schaeffer
(founder of L’Abri), and Lorne Sanny (President Emeritus,
The Navigators).
Bob describes his military service at the Pentagon, the
fierce competition between the leading aircraft companies
and his global travels. Also, in a time of corporate scandals,
it is refreshing to read about the high ethical standards
that made his career and the corporations he worked for successful.
Most importantly, you will be fascinated by the way God worked
through a simple cleaning lady as well as a private conference
with Francis Schaeffer in the Swiss Alps to bring Bob to faith
in Christ.
After his retirement from the airline industry, Bob became
an assistant director and board member for The Navigators.
The last part of the book shares heartwarming accounts of
people who came to faith in Christ as a result of Bob's speaking
and discipleship ministry around the world with The Navigators.
When I Consider the Heavens will interest the engineer,
the businessperson, the historian, and those who love a good
autobiography. Particularly inspiring is the way Bob Hage
freely opens his heart for all to see that Jesus Christ is
the navigator of his life and career.
128 Pages, Paperback
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