Defender of Faith

The Mike Fisher Story

by Kim Washburn

2011

Always on the lookout for good, wholesome “boy books”, I came across this Mike Fisher biography at our local Christian bookstore. Being that Son #1 is a big hockey guy, I snatched it up.

 

And, out of interest, I read it first.  

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing and by the quality of the guy. (A reader never knows these days.)

Cracking open the book, all I knew about Mike Fisher was that he currently plays with the National Hockey League (NHL), he’s supposedly a Christian, and that he recently married singer-songwriter, Carrie Underwood.

After reading Defender of Faith, I now know Mike Fisher plays for the Nashville Predators, he is a man who lives out his Christian faith on a daily basis, and he writes the reference Romans 12:12 on his stick before every game.

Defender of Faith is really only a short, 115 page middle-grade account of Mike Fisher’s life, but it is full of purpose. Throughout the book, Mike Fisher is quoted as saying things like,

“I wanted to experience this God that we all hear about. That’s where it became real for me. I knew I had to have a relationship with God to fulfill that inner peace of knowing I’m living my purpose, doing what God created me to do (pg 37)”.

“My parents always stressed faith as a central part of my life, and I grew to understand the importance of having a balance in life and finding a purpose through our Creator. I believe we are all gifted in certain areas and it’s our responsibility to use these gifts that God has given us for his glory (pg 17)”.

“...I try to use all of my abilities for God’s glory. That is my focus (pg 80).”

Things we are trying to instil in all our children, but especially our hockey-loving Son #1.

What better way to reinforce such important truths, than to hear (or read) them out of the mouth of a hero.

Great book.

Reading on...