--- id: flying-free-99-back-matter title: Flying Free — Postlude, Bibliography & About the Author category: Book Conclusion predicted_narrative_arc: Resolution and Application sentiment: Hopeful emotions: - hopeful - faithful - resolute keypoints: - 12-point aviation-modeled crisis checklist - Scripture references for each step - Bibliography of study Bibles and faith resources - 'Author bio: Indiana farm, Air Force pilot, Vietnam service, airline founder, seminary degree' - Final exhortation to fly under God’s control summary: Dean Rush closes the book with a 12-point checklist for managing personal crises, drawn from aviation emergency procedures and paired with NIV scripture references. The section also lists the bibliography and provides a concise biography covering his farm upbringing, Air Force service in Vietnam, airline and business leadership roles, and current work with Faith Breakthroughs. tags: - childhood - faith - testing - gratitude - warmth - conviction - crisis-checklist - aviation-metaphor - scripture-application - author-bio - post-flight-debrief - scripture-guidance - dean-rush-bio - faith-breakthroughs sycophancy: 1 truth_score: 9 entropy: 2 updated: '2026-09-08T20:49:36Z' vault_stage: 07_CODEX headwaters: COMPA prefix: COMPA enrich_status: ok enrich_blockers: [] enrich_method: llm pipeline_filename: COMPA_2026-09-08_flying-free-postlude-bibliography-about.md proposed_topic: Wisdom lane: Wisdom description: Closing checklist, recommended scripture, bibliography, and author biography for Dean Rush’s Flying Free. corpus_topic: Wisdom --- # Flying Free: Postlude & Back Matter **Dean Rush** **Full book:** https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md --- ## Context for This Section This closing section contains Dean’s final practical checklist for anyone facing crisis, drawn directly from the aviation emergency procedures that structure the entire book. It also includes the bibliography and a short biography of the author. The Postlude is not an afterthought — it is the “post-flight debrief” every pilot performs. Here Dean gives the reader a concise, memorable 12-point checklist that summarizes the entire message of the book in actionable, scripture-supported steps. Use this section as a quick-reference card when life feels out of control, or share it with someone who is currently in the middle of their own emergency. --- ## Postlude In the airplane, we always carry a checklist. It is to be used to ensure all the tasks necessary to escape an aircraft emergency are properly accomplished. Here is a suggested checklist for handling the crisis in your life: 1. **Broaden your horizons.** Joshua 7:2 (NIV): “Go up and view the country.” 2. **Concentrate on possessions of real value, not worldly.** Luke 12:21 (NIV): “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” 3. **Don’t waste time on the negative.** John 16:23 (NIV): “So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.” 4. **Grow the positive.** Ecclesiastes 2:1 (NIV): “Come now, let’s give pleasure a try. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” 5. **Maximize resources.** Matthew 25:29 (NIV): “To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.” 6. **Be obedient.** Romans 12:1 (NIV): “I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice.” 7. **Don’t burn bridges.** Proverbs 24:29 (NIV): “And don’t say, ‘Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me! I’ll get even with them!’” 8. **Call time-out when necessary.** Matthew 11:28 (NIV): “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’” 9. **Plan for long term.** Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV): “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” 10. **Follow God’s Direction.** 2 Corinthians 6:2 (NIV): “For God says, ‘At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.’ Indeed, the ‘right time’ is now. Today is the day of salvation.” 11. **Maintain Control: Analyze the Situation / Take Proper Action / Land As Soon as Practical.** Psalm 25:4 (NIV): “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow.” 12. **File Your Personal Flight Plan.** Romans 10:9 (NIV): “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” **Fly under God’s control!** **Fly to safety!** **Fly Free of Crisis!** --- ## Bibliography - Barker, Kenneth, General Editor. *The NIV Study Bible*. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1973. - Dixon, Terry. *Evolving Self Confidence*. Grand Rapids, MI: William Tate Publishers, 2008. - Eberly, David. *Faith Beyond Belief: A Journey to Freedom*. Richmond, VA: Brandylane Publishers, 2002. - Kirk, Paula, General Editor. *The New Living Translation Bible (NLT)*. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004. - Rice, Helen Steiner. *The Poems and Prayers of Helen Steiner Rice*. Ada, MI: Revell Books, 2004. - Ryrie, Charles Caldwell, General Editor. *The Ryrie Study Bible – New American Standard Translation (NAS)*. Chicago: The Moody Press, 1976. - Wuest, K. S. *Wuest’s Word Studies from The Greek New Testament: For the English Reader*. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997 (c1984). --- ## About the Author Dean Rush was raised on a farm in Indiana, learned to fly at an early age and followed that path throughout most of his life. He served an eleven-year stint as a pilot in the Air Force and in Vietnam in special forces operations. In combat he earned a Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and ten Air Medals for valor. After leaving the Air Force, Dean co-founded Emerald Airlines, a small cargo/passenger airline, has owned a number of small businesses, and served as president of a general aviation subsidiary of AMR Corporation. He was president of Signature Aircraft Sales and Fairchild Dornier Aircraft Company. He also served on an advisory committee for Piper, the NBAA, as a director of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, National Aircraft Resale Association, and other trade organizations. Following 9/11, Dean served on the Aviation Security Task Force. Dean holds a B.A. from DePauw University, master’s degrees in public and business administration from Golden Gate University, and a MAR from Liberty Seminary. He currently serves as Executive Director of Faith Breakthroughs in San Antonio, Texas. Dean speaks throughout the United States on the need for ethical standards in business and life. He and his wife Vickie have two children and four grandchildren. --- **You have now completed the full book.** Thank you for flying with Dean Rush. **Full book download:** https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md