The Measure of Love

7 cookies each x 200 crafters x 29 years = 40,600 cookiesHow do you measure a gesture of kindness?We have only begun this year at the annual fall Gatlinburg Craftsman Fair.

Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries at the Grand Canyon National ParkBill Black and Tracy and Jay Hartman took SMRM to the Grand Canyon for four days while attending the national board meeting for A Christian Ministry In The National Parks. Both Bill and Tracy are on the...
Filing away at the Bunion

Filing away at the Bunion

A fantastic day full of friendship, spiritual conversations, life & culture discussions, and sharing the blessings of God. Seven international students came hiking with me to Charlies Bunion. After a wearisome 8 miles (or 12K sounds better…) we made it back...

Give me something to believe in…

I was 10 years old and too young to be listening to the popular rock music of the 1990’s. But I remember my oldest brother hiding his cassette tapes under his bed so my parents wouldn’t find them. Among the contraband was the newly released album by the glam-rock band...

Hear–Listen–Receive–Relate–Witness

Our 2010 Summer Staff was one of the best!Our theme this summer was on personal relationships developed through the process of hearing someone, actively listening to them, and then receiving them as an individual. Hearing leads to listening; listening leads to...