In 2008, Tim Goeglein was at the pinnacle of success for a then 44-year-old politico. A journalism major who used his communications skills to fine tune the messages of Members of Congress and eventually the President of the United States, he had indeed arrived until he began committing one of the biggest sins in public life – secretly using the work of other writers without attribution.
It is called plagiarism and in the world journalism and politics, it seems an unpardonable sin.
The fall was swift and painful. That’s because Goeglein not only was in the White House inner circle, he was the face of President George W. Bush when it came to dealing with evangelical leaders nationally. The event attracted the sharpest of criticism from gleeful enemies and the White House could not defend itself.
Nine out of ten who fail in this way never recover, either in public life or in personal relationships.
Yet Goeglein is now vice president of external affairs for Focus on the Family, just celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary, and enjoys the trust of most of his former colleagues, include the former president.
In his new book, “The Man in the Middle: An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era,” Goeglein talks about his poor decisions, how his close friends and the President handled his failures and how forgiveness and redemption are now the driving forces in his life.
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