On Forgiveness:
American: Showbiz, uncertainty of willingness, not understanding true forgiveness, by the textbook. Erika Kirk forgiving her husband's alleged murderer:
Christian: To the core of the heart, Gospel-centered. Nigerian widow forgiven her husband's murderers:
(Side note from the video above: Judd Saul, Executive Director and Founder of equippingthepersecuted.org, seems legit. It's the first non-profit organization I know who full staffs are all volunteers.)
On Persecution/bearing the cross:
Wayne Cordeiro sharing a testimony of his trip to China and his experience with underground Christian leaders there. He is the founding and former Senior Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii: