Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | The slogan on the t-shirt said, “Procrastinators, Unite—Tomorrow.” Can you relate to that? Most of us are very good at putting off until tomorrow what we don’t want to do today. Some of us even go so far as to make lists of what we know we … [Read more...] about Advice For A Procrastinator

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | One of the issues of parenting that I hated the most was dealing with sibling rivalry. We have three children, and when they were kids at home, I certainly had my share of listening to them squabble and pick at each other. I hated it—maybe because … [Read more...] about How To Keep Your Kids From Killing Each Other!

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Do you want to give someone a unique gift? Starting at $25 you can name a star in your friend’s honor. If you enter “name a star” in your Internet browser, you’ll find a number of sites that offer to do just that. For $54 you can have a beautiful … [Read more...] about God Is Big Enough!

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | When I was growing up, a friend of ours had a dog she named “Precious.”  My dad would almost get ill when he heard her call the dog by that name. She was a rather homely little animal—and besides, he reasoned, “Precious” is much too sentimental, … [Read more...] about What God Thinks of You

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Most of us are not completely happy with how our bodies look. We’d like to shed a few pounds—without any effort, of course.  We wish we had more muscles or curves. Or maybe it’s more hair you would like. But what you have is what you’ve got, … [Read more...] about How to Be in Perfect Shape

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | I’m a grandmother now. All three of our kids have homes of their own and children of their own. I’m at the stage when it’s interesting to reminisce about the period of life when the children were younger and still at home. One of the great things … [Read more...] about Four Things I Learned as a Mother

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | How do you know whether you’re called to be a missionary? Do you wait until you hear an audible voice telling you to go, or do you sense an urge in your heart that just won’t go away? Listen to the experience of Jonathan Goforth. Goforth, whose … [Read more...] about Should You Be a Missionary?

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Have you noticed that Jesus never hurried?  In fact, on the contrary, when His friend Lazarus was dying, He delayed coming to see him until Lazarus was dead. Of course Jesus knew that He was going to bring him back to life in a few days. Jesus … [Read more...] about How to Handle Interruptions

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | You probably remember that some of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen by background. In fact, several were fishing at the moment when Jesus called them. "’Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men.’" Do you remember what their … [Read more...] about What You Must Do to Follow Christ

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Greg Fisher, who for years was a missionary in Africa, tells that when he was growing up in the U.S., his dad was a street evangelist.  Yes, he preached openly on the streets to anyone who would listen. Greg tells about going with his dad when … [Read more...] about Is There Power in Jesus’ Name?