Articles by Doug Hankins

What are we to think of the PSU sanctions?

Christians would be wise to follow in Shaquille O’Neal’s very large footsteps.

“Attitudes that breed disunity have no place within the Christian community.”

“A four-team playoff is a good step toward fair, but not the leap that fans desire.”

“Both Clemens and Armstrong maintain their innocence, [but] their public personas, marketability, and Q-scores have taken quite a hit.”

“Is it okay for Gospel-bearers to participate in a culture of sports hatred?”

“Bible-believing, Gospel-bearing sports figures are some of the main players (pun intended) in the furthering of the Gospel in American culture.”

“Bird is an overseer—he sees what needs to be done and acts accordingly.”

“Fans have difficulty separating the professional and personal in the modern world of reality television and 24-hour news cycles.”

“With that pitch, Hamels’s actions revealed something universal about the human condition as it plays out in the world of sports — the intent to harm one’s opponent is a universal spiritual disease.”

“Is there any value in paying attention to how winners respond to losing?”

Is the NFL a business of violence?

“If Metta World Peace is harmed, it will be as a result of his own actions—not by the NBA’s impulsiveness.”

“When leaders fail to take care of their personal business, it taints the very structure of the organization that the players work within.”

“both the men’s and women’s tournaments reveal that religion still has a role in American culture in the 21st century.”