{"id":4449,"date":"2024-03-15T11:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:48:20","slug":"ambassadors-or-adversaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/2024\/03\/15\/ambassadors-or-adversaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors or Adversaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-15-at-11.37.08-AM.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; alt=&#8221;Sheep dog and wolf&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Screen Shot 2024-03-15 at 11.37.08 AM&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_audio title=&#8221;Ambassadors or Adversaries&#8221; artist_name=&#8221;Karl Ingersoll&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Ambassadors or Adversaries &#8211; 2024-03-15, 11.30 AM&#8221; audio=&#8221;http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ambassadors-or-Adversaries-2024-03-15-11.30-AM.mp3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_audio][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>We have a choice to make &#8230; will we choose to be ambassadors or adversaries in our relationship to the world around us. 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