A TV Show Takes a Different Approach to Conflict

The Good Wife is a popular CBS show about lawyers and politicians - a fertile subject for human foibles if ever there was one! Recently, though, it took a different tack on the subject of conflict, leaving the courtroom and entering into the world of Christian arbitration. Interestingly, it generated a very positive response from viewers and critics alike. 

Attached is Ken Sande's piece about the episode for which he served as a technical consultant and it is well worth reading. Ken is the author of The Peacemaker which I use as the central resource in the Christian conflict resolution work that I do. His conclusion about the show: generally they got it right - they focused on the point of conflict resolution work as getting to the truth and not just winning. Of course, lawyers being lawyers, the clients got the point and settled the case themselves while the lawyers bickered. Read the piece and watch the show when it comes around again. And think about handling the next conflict in which you are involved differently. Truth matters to God.

http://rw360.org/2014/10/11/befuddled-lawyers-sensible-christians/