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Comedian and podcast host Russell Brand recently reflected on three months since converting to Christianity and the challenge of feeling like Jesus Christ is far away. "I've been a Christian now for three months," he began in a TikTok video posted this week. "Sometimes I find it quite difficult; what I mean by that is that I feel like Christ is far away. I don't feel the intimate connection of Christ." RELATED: Bear Grylls Recalls Helping with Russell Brand's Baptism and Says It Was a Privilege That being said, Brand then read from the Bible, particularly 1 Corinthians 3: 1-3 (New Living Translation), where the apostle Paul scolds the church at Corinth for its division and immaturity. "Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you, I couldn't talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren't you living like people of the world?" Russell Brand Leans On His Faith Brand then said how he heard in church on Sunday about God's continued work even when one cannot feel His presence. "Even when I can't feel God, God is working on me," Brand said. "God is working me into the shape He needs me to be in." He then asked his viewers, "How do you cope when you feel that you're not close to Christ?" "Surely there's more to this than just feeling okay," he added. "If you wanna feel okay, drink a bunch, or take a bunch of drugs, or eat a load of candy for temporality at least. That will offer you some sort of salve of at least distraction." RELATED: Russell Brand Turns to Christianity & Seeks Christ Through Baptism in Order to ‘Leave Past Behind' Brand has been open about his newfound conversion to Christianity, including being baptized at the River Thames earlier this year and taking his first communion. In a recent interview with Neil Oliver posted to X, Brand says he is in the "business of serving Jesus Christ." "In surrendering to Christ, there is something extraordinary about saying there is this man, another man, entirely God, entirely man. But through some necessary, extraordinary, metaphysical act just beyond the edge of rational understanding, the Creator of this simulation came into the simulation and told us, ‘Hello, I am God. I've come here. Here are some virtues and values,'" Brand said. WATCH: Russell Brand Reads Scripture And Asks About Not Hearing God @russellbrand I've been a Christian for 3 months, and this is what I'm feeling... #christianity ♬ original sound – Russell Brand As reported by The Christian Post, Brand shared a message once stated by author C.S. Lewis. "C.S. Lewis talks about the ‘stoics era'... to imagine that one might be able to do always what one can do sometimes. You know, there are times where it's like ... ‘I am not in the business of Russell Brand anymore,'" Brand said. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Rocker Alice Cooper's Testimony is Shared As He Talks About His Return to Christ "I am in the business of service. Serve Jesus Christ. And it's such a powerful idea that I'm held alive by it. But surely, this parasite nature grips me again, and I return to egotism. I return to wanting and longing and fear. And all of those limiting things." Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. WATCH: New Movie Brings Faith Back To The Forefront For Cuba Gooding, Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr. ‘Even In The Darkest Moments, I’m Still Doing His Will’ from CCM Magazine on GodTube. LISTEN: Robert Irwin Gets Emotional As He Discusses His Father's Impact | Boy Comforts Mom As She Sees Him After Accident Credit: Crosswalk Headlines Featured Image Credit: ©TikTok/RussellBrand The post Russell Brand Speaks on 3 Months Being Christian and the Struggle of Not Hearing God appeared first on GodUpdates.

Joe Biden departed Delaware Tuesday for the White House after a week of isolation at his beach home after contracting covid. During that time he has abandoned his 2024 run for the White House with little explanation. Biden makes first public appearance since dropping out, does not take questions @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/jZc43xOKTs— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) July 23, 2024

Donald Trump asked the biggest question on the minds of all Americans Tuesday afternoon: Who exactly is running the country? “Does Lyin’ Kamala Harris think Joe Biden is fit to run the U.S.A. for the next six months? She must answer the question. Now it appears Joe is delegating his Presidential Authority to unelected Washington Bureaucrats! He doesn’t even trust his Vice President. WHO IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY?” asked Trump on Truth Social.

Outgoing President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8PM Wednesday evening. In his speech, he will inform the American people “what lies ahead” for his administration. Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people.— President Biden (@POTUS) July 23, 2024

Senator Bob Menendez is reportedly set to resign from his seat in the U.S. Senate on August 20th following his conviction on federal corruption charges.

Joe Biden’s doctor gave him full clearance. BidenHe’s chipper, as always, and COVID-free. Biden will address the nation on Wednesday. He still won’t meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and is sending Kamala to meet with him. However, she will not attend Netanyahu’s congressional address. Netanyahu has been a good ally. It appears that this administration […] The post Biden’s Cured But Won’t Meet with Netanyahu appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Speaking before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police revealed that the Secret Service has refused to release to him the operations plan they had for the day of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Colonel Christopher L. Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, who noted he had asked for the Secret Service operations plan for the day but had yet to receive it, stated: Each day ….I learn multiple new facts as we uncover new information. … Prior to the shooting, our role was to provide the  Secret Service with personnel and assets that they requested. Our operation plan completed, to fulfill this responsibility consisted of 32 members, and we had two main responsibilities: a motorcade operation for the transportation with the Secret Service of former President Trump as well as manning and staffing security posts inside the secure area of the Butler County Farm Show. Additionally we provided two marked cars with uniformed troopers outside of the secure perimeter to provide roving duties, as the name implies, responding to incidents that may occur as a large gathering of people were moving to the venue. Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) commented, “The fact that the Secret Service is stonewalling your investigation, that they’re not providing you this information, we saw the testimony yesterday from the Secret Service Director where she refused to answer questions and has now resigned, I find that to be especially troubling. We have the Secret Service not wanting to cooperate with Congress, not wanting to cooperate with a fellow law enforcement agency, and I personally find that troubling.” Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), who chairs the committee, and visited the Butler, Pennsylvania site on Monday where the attempted assassination took place, stated, “I, for one, was struck by how close the unsecured building from which (the shooter) took his shot was to the stage where President Trump was standing. … after several of our committee members climbed on the roof, let me tell you, any excuse about the roof being too steep to post a counter-sniper team up there is pure nonsense.” When asked if the slope of the roof could have “prevented a sniper from being up there,” Paris replied bluntly, “I don’t believe so, sir.” Former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle had stated that the slope of the roof where the shooter launched his attack was too sloped to post a counter-sniper there because it created a safety concern. Cheatle resigned on Tuesday morning. Green also targeted Rep. Bennie Thomson (D-MS), who on April 19 introduced the “Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act,” which stated that it would automatically terminate Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison following conviction for a Federal or State felony. “I have to urge the ranking member to reconsider his legislation that was clearly intended to strip Secret Service protection from President Trump,” Green asserted. “While I understand the legislation would not have applied in this instance, it was clear to everyone that it was directed toward former President Trump. We all introduce messaging bills; this one should be withdrawn.”