Pastor Jesse Bollinger: Do you have a relationship that is strained or broken? Most do, so you're not alone. Jesus tells us that the second greatest commandment is to "love others as yourself," but this is easier said than done, especially since we're not told how. We'll explore what this looks like and gain some very powerful scriptural insights and tools to help us understand and apply this passage to our lives. There is hope, because compassion unlocks and heals relationships.

"The Ideal vs the Real" is a concept which helps eliminate our critical tendencies and creates compassion in us. (Dr. Henry Cloud, Changes That Heal)

"5 Elements of Trust" (Dr. Henry Cloud, Trust)

"To practice showing compassion..." adapted from the concept of "Tactical Empathy" by Chris Voss of Black Swan Group, and common knowledge of psychology.

Scripture References from the NIV