All 5 Uses

approach
in
Heaven Is for Real
(Edited)

Strong, Midwestern woman that she is, Sonja took a practical approach to the news.
Chpt 2

approach = technique (way of doing something)
Our church gathering around us in the eye of the storm would change the way Sonja and I approached pastoral visitation in times of trial and grief.
Chpt 9

approached = handled (did something in a particular manner)
For example, the author of the book of Hebrews urges believers to "approach the throne of grace with confidence," and says that after Jesus had completed his work on earth, he "sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Chpt 18 *

approach = get near
We might have grown weary of Colton's nonstop message about Jesus' love for kids, but it did transform the way we approached children's ministry in our church.
Chpt 19

approached = handled (done something in a particular manner)
One year, this gentleman decided he could sell more of his delicious beverage using what you might call the Hooters approach to marketing.
Chpt 21 *

approach = technique (way of doing something)

Definitions:

(1) (approach as in: approached the city)
to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
(2) (approach as in: use the best approach)
a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
(3) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal)
to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.