Wilderness Will Rejoice

Wilderness Will Rejoice

The wilderness will rejoice and blossom!  Isaiah 35: 1 The mountains are blooming with the beauty of rhododendron! The hills are alive with the sound of music! The Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries staff dorm is full of energy and excitement and holy meals. The summer...
Worship in the Smokies

Worship in the Smokies

The last Sunday of worship at Ober Gatlinburg is March 13! Easter and the first Sunday of worship in the campgrounds is March 27! Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries’ worship settings will move from a snow covered outside mountain top to campground recreation halls....
Hands in Psalms

Hands in Psalms

Our winter worship services take place at 12:30 on Sundays on top of Castle Run at Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort.   This material is from a recent service there.   A WORSHIP ON GOD’S HAND ON OUR LIVES OUR HANDS IN HIS FROM THE PSALMS   PREPARING OUR HANDS Who...
And God Laughed in 5 Languages

And God Laughed in 5 Languages

Much of the work of Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries is to reveal the presence of God in peoples’ lives and in the ordinary and surprising moments of life. These wonderful photos by Mills Fitzner shows the holy work of laughter in our lives. It is taken at one of our...
June Fireflies

June Fireflies

It begins just after dark.  A few rise from low in the undergrowth.  And blink their lights slowly as if testing the night; the air; the wind; the darkness.  On their signal, others rise and join them. They too do a flight check and a light check. Soon more come out...
The Beauty of Easter

The Beauty of Easter

This morning began in the dark with a 5:00 a.m. Donut Devotional for employees of Ober Gatlinburg who were setting up for our Gatlinburg Sunrise Worship Service. At 6:30 we had 800 beautiful people worshipping the Risen Christ and a beautiful sunrise. The Beauty...