The Radical Reconciler () von Chris Wright

INTRODUCTION
Ash Wednesday: self-denial 5
Thursday: three scriptures in a cup 8
Matthew 26:17-30
Friday: three temptations on the cross 11
Luke 23:32-43
Saturday: three completions in one word 14
John 19:28-30
Week 1
EVIL DEFEATED
Sunday: the conquest of evil in six acts 18
Monday: evil invades - God promises 21
Genesis 3:1-15
Tuesday: 'The Lord is a warrior' 24
Exodus 15:1-18
Wednesday: the finger of God 27
Luke 11:14-22
Thursday: God's cosmic triumph 30
Colossians 2:6-15
Friday: there's a war on 33
Ephesians 6:10-17
Saturday: hallelujah! 36
Revelation 18:1-3; 18:20 - 19:9
Week 2
DEATH DESTROYED
Sunday: freed from the fear of death 40
Monday: death mocks life 43
Ecclesiastes 3:9-22; 9:1-10

Tuesday: death invades life 46
Psalm 88
Wednesday: death will be swallowed up 49
Isaiah 25:1-9
Thursday: Jesus invades death's kingdom 52
John 11:1-40
Friday: death's power broken 55
Hebrews 2:9-18
Saturday: death's reign ended 58
Romans 5:12-21
Week 3
SINNERS FORGIVEN
Sunday: forgiveness full and free 62
Monday: 'What a great sin' 65
Exodus 32:1-14
Tuesday: 'Forgive our wickedness and our sin' 68
Exodus 32:30 - 33:6; 33:12 - 34:9
Wednesday: 'Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven' 71
Psalm 103
Thursday: 'Your sins have been forgiven' 74
Luke 7:29-50
Friday: 'He bore our sins' 77
1 Peter 2:19-25
Saturday: 'He is faithful and just' 80
1 John 1:5 - 2:2
Week 4
ENEMIES RECONCILED
Sunday: blessed are the peacemakers 84
Monday: brothers reconciled 86
Genesis 50:15-21
Tuesday: nations reconciled 89
Isaiah 19:18-25
Wednesday: a son reconciled 92
Luke 15:11-32

Thursday: Jews and Gentiles reconciled 96
Ephesians 2:11-22
Friday: accept one another 99
Romans 14:13 - 15:13
Saturday: love one another 102
1 John 3:11-23; 4:7-21
Week 5
HISTORY GOVERNED
Sunday: the ruler of creation and history 106
Monday: God's world-governing word 109
Psalm 33
Tuesday: the throne of God and the Son of Man 112
Daniel 7:1-27
Wednesday: 'To fulfil what the Lord said through
the prophets' 115
Matthew 1:18 - 2:18
Thursday: 'By God's deliberate plan' 118
Acts 2:14-41
Friday: 'All authority in heaven and on earth' 121
Luke 24:44-53; Matthew 28:16-20
Saturday: the slain Lamb is on the throne 124
Revelation 5:1 - 6:8
Holy Week
CREATION RESTORED
Palm Sunday: rejoicing and weeping over Jerusalem 132
Monday: curse and covenant 135
Genesis 5:28-29; 9:7-17
Tuesday: let the earth be glad 138
Psalm 96:10-13; Isaiah 65:17-25
Wednesday: creation reconciled 141
Colossians 1:15-20
Maundy Thursday: the new wine of the kingdom 144
Luke 22:7-20

Good Friday: the new and greater exodus 147
Romans 8:18-39
Holy Saturday: the new heaven and new earth 150
Revelation 21:1-5; 21:22 - 22:5
EASTER DAY
Like his glorious body 154
Revelation 1:9-18
References 157