{"id":7094,"date":"2019-11-23T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T20:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=7094"},"modified":"2019-11-23T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T20:57:47","slug":"schism-the-roots-grow-wide-and-deep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=7094","title":{"rendered":"Schism &#8211; the roots grow deep and wide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dictionary.com defines schism in these words &#8211; A<em> formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference. <\/em><br \/><br \/>I&#8217;ve seen it happen far too many times where people were left with wounds that only God can heal. The next time a root of dissension begins to grow, perhaps we should take heed of this bit of wisdom.  <em>Look after each other so that not one of you will fail to find God\u2019s best blessings. Watch out that no <strong>bitterness takes root<\/strong> among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many. <\/em>Heb 12:15 TLB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a visual to help? This cottonwood tree with a trunk diameter between 4-5 feet must be hundreds of years old. If I were to snap a picture of me standing next to it, I&#8217;d look like a toothpick. No other tree in this 1,200 acre plot even comes close to it&#8217;s size. There is no telling how far its roots reach. And, it doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;s coming down any time soon. Sound familiar now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?attachment_id=7093\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?fit=1168%2C943&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1168,943\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hal Moran&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1574496339&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;copyright by Hal Moran&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HMoran-24332 schism 1100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?fit=1168%2C943&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?resize=876%2C707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7093\" width=\"876\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?resize=1050%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?resize=768%2C620&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/HMoran-24332-schism-1100.jpg?resize=600%2C484&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dictionary.com defines schism in these words &#8211; A formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference. 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The next time a root of dissension begins to grow, perhaps we should<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=7094\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Schism - the roots grow deep and wide - Hal Moran - a wandering photographer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=7094\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schism - the roots grow deep and wide - Hal Moran - a wandering photographer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dictionary.com defines schism in these words &#8211; A formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference. 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