A book by Jarred Fenlason, D.Min.

THE INTERVAL

The Brief Window That Shapes Your Eternal Soul

You are becoming someone.

Discover how ordinary choices, habits, and acts of faithfulness shape the person you are becoming for eternity.

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"The only thing that you and I will get out of our lives one day when we die and stand before God, when everything is stripped away and who we really are is made known, is the person we will have become."

— Dallas Willard

This book is an alarm clock.

Doing and becoming

What we do in this life—empowered by the Spirit, patterned after Christ—deposits treasure in heaven. Who we become through those same grace-enabled acts shapes the soul that will live forever.

These are two inseparable movements of a single life. The Interval explores their connection—and the eternal significance of the ordinary days we have been given.

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For the awakening

For believers who sense there is more.

For Christians who want to understand how earthly formation translates into eternal capacity. For those faithfully serving, yet longing to see the lasting significance of their lives.

Theological substance without academic obscurity. A book for thoughtful readers willing to slow down, examine Scripture, and put what they discover into practice.

THE JOURNEY WITHIN

The Interval unfolds across seven parts, twenty-four chapters, and 279 pages—moving from awakening through theology, into heaven's economy, and finally to vision and practice.

  • Part I The Awakening
  • Part II The Theology of Becoming
  • Part III The Theology of Doing
  • Part IV Heaven's Economy
  • Part V The Hidden Currencies
  • Part VI The Practice
  • Part VII The Vision

An appendix provides biblical and theological defense for differentiated glory—for readers who want to examine the scholarly foundations.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jarred Fenlason

Jarred Fenlason, D.Min., is a teacher and writer whose work focuses on spiritual formation and the eternal weight of the Christian life. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary, where his research focused on discipleship and equipping believers to encounter the power, presence, and love of God.

His passion is to awaken believers to the eternal significance of ordinary days—and to the One who is shaping them for eternity.

Jarred lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Rochelle. They have three adult children.

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279 pages · Published 2026 · Encounter Press

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