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It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: 2nd Acts to Inspire the Fallen

For those of us who have disgraced ourselves, these men and women may serve as exemplars of hope.
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It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: 2nd Acts to Inspire the Fallen
Tiger Woods celebrates with his son Charlie Axel during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 14, 2019. Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Jeff Minick
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What are the consequences when you are discovered committing an act of immorality so egregious—adultery, fraud, cheating, betrayal—that it pierces the hearts of those you love, kills many friendships, strips you of your reputation and income, and even sends you to prison or a self-imposed exile?
Once you have murdered your self-respect, once you have beaten yourself to your knees, how do you get back on your feet?
Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
Author
Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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