God’s Providence in the Ministry of Crossway Books

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🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In 1938, a small publishing ministry began distributing gospel tracts. Today, that ministry has spread millions of tracts, books, and Bibles all over the world.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the podcast normally on Wednesdays.
0:07.2	We feature a sermon clip from John Piper's preaching archive, not today.
0:11.3	Today we have a full message, it's just short one, and it's a recent one.
0:15.7	One pastor John preached at a gathering of our friends at Crossway, the gathering met
0:20.5	at the most recent Evangelical Theological Society meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.
0:25.7	That was the occasion for a celebration of the life and work of Lane and E. Beth Dennis,
0:31.3	on the occasion of Lane and E. Beth stepping down from their positions at Crossway, which
0:37.0	they started back in 1978.
0:40.3	If you own an ESV Bible or a book published by Crossway, you have Lane and E. Beth Dennis
0:46.0	to thank for that.
0:47.8	But they are now in transition in the transition, Josh Dennis, their son will take over for
0:52.2	his dad Lane, and we'll now lead Crossway as a CEO and president.
0:57.2	Lane will continue to serve as the chairman of the board, and as executive consultant,
1:01.7	E. Beth will continue as an associate consultant.
1:04.5	They're not retiring.
1:06.1	That's the point.
1:07.1	They're not retiring faster, John.
1:08.5	You're normally not with us on Wednesdays, but you're here today.
1:11.3	You're making an exception for this couple.
1:13.7	We're about to play your message in a moment, but introduce us to this couple.
1:17.2	A lot of listeners don't know them.
1:19.4	Who are they?
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