Welcome to the website of the Puritan Reformed Presbyterian Church (formerly the Puritan Evangelical Church) in San Diego (Paradise Hills), California! We are a conservative body of Reformed and Presbyterian believers who love and serve King Jesus. We confess the Biblical Christian faith (Calvinism) and life as summarized in the original, historic Westminster Standards. We endeavor to worship and serve Christ the Lord with the purity of doctrine and practice of the Puritans as our example.
As I mentioned during last Lord’s Day’s Sabbath School study of Jonathan Edwards’ book, Charity and Its Fruit, based on 1 Corinthians 13, David Stone shares about a homeless man who planned to leave a rescue mission one morning and commit suicide. But on his way, a volunteer called out his name to say hello. That stopped him and he stayed.
Later on, he told her: “You didn’t know it that day. But when you called out my name, you gave me a reason to live.”
This powerful lesson was from Stone’s Focus on the Family “Pastor to Pastor” podcast entitled “The Art & Importance of Learning Names.” You can listen to it here: podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/pastor-to-pastor-with-dave-stone/the-art-importance-of-learning-names. After offering how I have made good use of it, I’ll pass on some wise nuggets and tools Rev. Stone offers.
February 25, 2026 Dear Saints, I am compelled today to share the following which was reviewed […]