Blog Title: Right On The Right

Blogging from THE Ohio State University

It's a football dynasty, a sports powerhouse, the largest public college in the United States and my home for the next four years. I just moved in, I'm here, it's time, I'm a student at The Ohio State University. Not much to say right now aside from saying stay tuned to both of my websites. Some good stuff is to come.

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Recognizing my Unworthiness

I haven't talked about it much, but I've been struggling with faith for years now. I left the church I was attending several years ago, finding myself wondering why people that praise God with such fervor don't seem to live it, including myself. I prayed seldomly, weeks apart maybe, though I still found myself singing worship music. Sinning all the while, I lectured others on their walk with Him, and my own slipped away. That has changed.

This summer, a good friend of mine introduced me to an amazing church filled with people to learn from, people anointed to affect my life. I've learned about how absolutely unworthy I am of the love of God, my Saviour, my King, my Lord. This church is different though. Most Christians could fill in the blanks in this Bible verse: "For all have sinned and...". We know we fall short of the glory of God. What's sad is I knew that verse, but never emphasized the next part:

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

How powerful is that? How powerful is it that I am unworthy but the blood of Jesus not only redeems me, but justifies me. My sin is not only washed away but I am innocent in the eyes of my Lord. Still, I found myself wrapped in my guilt, even as I worshipped. It goes against my earthly values to accept something I haven't earned, freedom that I have abused. Then, last night, at an amazing worship service, it hit me. We worship because we're unworthy. We worship Him because his love is undeserved but needed. God bless my readers, I hope you find hope in Him if you have none.

Video: Piper Palin's Hair Stylings

I know my posting here has been light as of light, and the following video is sort of "light" also. In the midst of Sarah Palin's amazing speech last night, several moments were shining examples of just how normal her family is. The beaming smiles on her children's faces as they saw their mother in the spotlight, the proud husband, and this:

Morning Podcast- August 25th, 2008

I know my posting here has been light as of light, and the following video is sort of "light" also. In the midst of Sarah Palin's amazing speech last night, several moments were shining examples of just how normal her family is. The beaming smiles on her children's faces as they saw their mother in the spotlight, the proud husband, and this:

An Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi

An Open Letter to Speaker Pelosi

On Friday August 1, 2008, at 11:23 a.m., your Democrat majority in the House of Representatives adjourned the House for five full weeks.

House Republicans believe that Congress should not go on vacation until we take action to lower gas and energy prices for struggling American families.

For the last two months we and our House Republican colleagues have used every tool at our disposal to try and get you and your Democrat majority to vote on legislation to lower gas and energy prices by expanding environmentally sound domestic production of oil and natural gas, improving energy efficiency, and encouraging the development of alternative energy technologies.

Many of the proposals we have asked you and your Democrat majority to allow us to vote on are bipartisan proposals that we believe would enjoy the support of a majority of the Members of the Congress. Yet because you and your Democrat Leadership personally oppose these proposals, you are not allowing them to come up for a vote. This past Sunday, you even told George Stephanopoulos that you will never allow this vote to occur ….

In protest of you and your Democrat majority not allowing an up or down vote on producing more American energy, we and our House Republican colleagues were prepared to take to the floor on Friday, August 1, 2008, and speak to the nation. Rather than allowing that to happen you and your Democrat majority adjourned the House, turned off the television cameras, shut off the microphones and turned out the lights. Nearly 50 House Republicans remained on the floor of the House in defiance speaking to those citizens gathered in the galleries and to the media.

Today we have again returned to the Capitol to continue speaking to the thousands of Americans from all across our country who are visiting the Capitol. We would have preferred if instead we were joined by our colleagues to have a true debate on this issue that ended in an up or down vote.

We think it is unconscionable that Congress has gone on vacation before we have addressed the high gas prices that are crippling our economy and hurting millions of families. We are asking that you reconvene the House from your five-week vacation and schedule a vote on legislation to increase American energy production. Let us be clear, we are not asking for a guaranteed outcome, just the chance to vote.

Signed by: John Boehner, Republican Leader; Roy Blunt, Republican Whip; Adam Putnam, Republican Conference Chairman; Eric Cantor, Chief Deputy Whip; and Members of the House Republican Conference

Video: Justin on ROTR and New Site

Thirsting for Radio?

Thirsting for some political radio action? Wednesday night, tune into The ACT Cast hosted by ACT Blog blogger Matt Kilburn. I might be calling in myself to get into the action. It's definately going to be worth a listen, so make sure to stop in, especially after you spend the day browsing Shots on the House. Enjoy!

Shots on the House

So what have I been doing since I returned from The Ohio State University? I've been working on a new site that I'll be actively contributing to, called Shots on the House. Shots will be a different sort of site, combining politics with sports, entertainment, technology, and much more. Me and my co-blogger Tommy Jardon (who is unfortunately a Florida student) will be serving up the shots daily. Check out the site, because it has taken a lot of work and there will be plenty more work put into it over the coming weeks and months. As for ROTR, don't worry, I'm going to be maintaining it as a site for Ohio politics, some cross-posting, and the occassional story that just doesn't fit the style of Shots. Think of it this way, you know have two active outlets to participate. Check it out, leave your feedback for me here OR there, and enjoy.

Back From The Ohio State University

I just got back from visiting my new home over the next four years, The Ohio State University. I'm incredibly excited to be able to study Political Science and Communications in Columbus, and I'm looking forward to ROTR changing and adapting to my experiences there. I'll have a lot of new stories and new opportunities. For now, let's grow that Buckeye pride by sharing some football highlights from OSU's game vs. Ohio's garbage can from a few years back:

It Has to be Romney!