Tag Archives: building bridges

Building bridges instead of walls

Jesus gave us one command before He left. It was the last thing He told us. He told us to go. Go into all the world. Go into all the world and make disciples. Go into all the world and … Continue reading

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Halfway to God? I don’t think so.

There is no halfway to love. Love goes all the way. Halfway leaves you dangling on a bridge to nowhere, waiting for the other person to come to you, and that may be something they may not be able or … Continue reading

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What do we have in common?

Continuing our deeper discussion on bridge-building is discussing the concept Look for what you have in common. This is pretty self-explanatory, but it’s harder than it looks. It relies, as all parts of bridge-building do, on the last concept about … Continue reading

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I’m right; You’re wrong; So what?

Like we said on Tuesday of this week, being right is overrated. I wonder how many relationships have been sacrificed at the altar of being right. What is it that makes us do this? Is it our natural competitiveness — … Continue reading

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Living with confrontation

I need to build a bridge to my son. He’s over there somewhere; I’m over here somewhere, and there is a wall between us. I built the wall, brick by brick, by avoidance. I’m the one who can remove it … Continue reading

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Out of my shell

Be vulnerable. Be open-minded Look for what you have in common. Empathize. Cross over. Be willing to admit you were wrong. Be more eager to listen than to talk. Yesterday’s Catch was about building bridges. It listed 7 different things … Continue reading

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