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The Interval

The Brief Window That Shapes Your Eternal Soul

by Jarred Fenlason

You are becoming someone. Not in the vague, inspirational sense—but in the most literal, consequential sense possible. With every choice, every act of faithfulness or neglect, you are forming the person who will exist forever.

The Interval presents a profound yet neglected truth: the brief span between conversion and death is an unrepeatable window of formation where the clay is still soft and the wheel is still turning. 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 we carry into eternity.

Drawing from Scripture, the church fathers, medieval mystics, and modern theologians including C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, and N.T. Wright, Jarred Fenlason builds a compelling case that eternal life has already begun. Heaven is not a great equalizer where all differences dissolve into uniform bliss. Scripture speaks of differentiated reward—crowns given for specific faithfulness, cities governed in proportion to proven stewardship, glory varying as star differs from star.

Yet this is not a call to anxious striving. Salvation remains by grace alone. What differs is what we do with that grace during the interval—the capacity we develop, the character we form, the treasure we transfer. Death will fire the kiln, and what emerges will be the person we carry into forever.

The Interval is written for sincere believers who may be faithfully serving yet lack awareness of how their earthly formation translates directly into eternal capacity and vocation. It combines scholarly depth with pastoral warmth, offering not pressure but profound hope: this life matters more than we imagined, and the grace to live it well is already ours.

The window is open. The Potter's hands are at work. What kind of soul are you becoming?

296 pages Publisher: Encounter Press

Available Formats

Kindle eBook: $7.99 Paperback: $14.99 Hardcover: $24.99

Free Companion Resource: An 8-week discussion guide with deep-dive questions and practical exercises for small groups. Download at intervalbook.com →

ISBN: 979-8-9941752-0-0 (Paperback) · 979-8-9941752-1-7 (Hardcover) · 979-8-9941752-2-4 (eBook)

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Encounter Discipleship

An Interactive Biblical Discipleship Program Equipping Believers to Encounter the Power, Presence, and Love of God

by Jarred Fenlason

Encounter Discipleship is an 8-session interactive small group biblical discipleship program that equips believers to encounter the power, presence, and love of God. The heartbeat of this program is to draw the believer into a deeper walk with the Lord while equipping them to operate in the fullness of the power of the gospel.

Each session is designed to be interactive with a combination of testimonies, teaching, practical exercises, group ministry, and out-of-class reflection. A free Leader's Guide is available for download.

Together you will explore topics such as:

  • Is God speaking to me? What does His voice sound like?
  • Can God use me to heal the sick? Would He use me to prophesy?
  • How can my prayer life become more dynamic?
  • What does it mean to encounter God through worship?
  • Is God still doing miracles like we read about in the Bible?
  • How can I know God in a real and personal way?

Study Sessions:

  1. Biblical Discipleship
  2. Hearing the Voice of the Lord through Journaling
  3. Hearing the Voice of the Lord: How God Speaks
  4. The Power of Prayer
  5. Encountering God through Praise and Worship
  6. Words of Knowledge and Prophecy
  7. Healing the Sick
  8. Making Disciples: Jesus as Our Model

"This class deepened and grew my prayer life. It grew my desire to see, hear, and receive from the Lord. It made me want to spend more time alone with the Lord. I felt excitement like a child waiting in anticipation for Him—the Almighty—to speak to me. It was an awesome feeling!"

About the Author: Jarred Fenlason desires to lead believers into a personal relationship with the Lord, wherein they know His voice, feel His love, and encounter His power and presence. Jarred is a former leader at the Supernatural House of Prayer and is currently an adjunct professor at Global Awakening Theological Seminary. He received his master's in Christian Leadership from Liberty University and his doctorate from United Theological Seminary, where he studied with Randy Clark and Rolland Baker.

214 pages Publisher: Encounter Press

Available Format

Paperback: $14.99

Free Leader's Guide: Access class resources and downloadable materials at encounterdiscipleship.com →

ISBN: 978-0-578-38299-9 (Paperback)

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Intra Muros

My Dream of Heaven — An Annotated Edition

by Rebecca Ruter Springer · Edited by Jarred Fenlason

In 1898, during a grave illness, Rebecca Ruter Springer experienced something extraordinary: a vivid vision of heaven so detailed and alive that she felt compelled to share it with the world.

Intra Muros—"Within the Walls"—has comforted millions of readers for over a century. In Springer's heaven, the departed are not distant or strange but recognizably themselves: building homes, learning new skills, reuniting with those they loved on earth. And at the center of it all stands Christ—not as a distant king, but as Elder Brother and Friend.

Intra Muros is not a theological treatise but the record of one woman's encounter—offered, as Springer herself said, with the hope that "it may comfort and uplift some who read."

This new annotated edition brings fresh context to Springer's beloved classic. A historical introduction situates the book within Victorian America, an era of high mortality, deep grief, and intense longing for assurance about the afterlife. Throughout the complete, unabridged text, annotations trace Scripture allusions to their sources, identify the real people Springer names, explain archaic language, and offer theological and pastoral reflections for contemporary readers.

Drawing on biblical scholarship, Victorian history, and theological reflection, this edition illuminates what nineteenth-century readers would have understood instinctively and helps contemporary readers encounter the text anew. Whether you are approaching death yourself, walking alongside someone who is, or simply longing for a richer vision of what awaits, this edition invites you to step through the gates and see what Rebecca Springer saw.

176 pages Publisher: Encounter Press

Available Formats

Kindle eBook: $4.99 Paperback: $12.99 Hardcover: $19.99

ISBN: 978-1-971776-01-9 (Paperback) · 978-1-971776-00-2 (Hardcover) · 978-1-971776-97-2 (eBook)

The Spiritual Flower Garden - Complete eBook

The Spiritual Flower Garden

The First Complete English Translation of Gerhard Tersteegen's Geistliches Blumengärtlein

by Gerhard Tersteegen · Translated & Edited by Jarred Fenlason

For nearly three hundred years, one of Christianity's most treasured devotional works has remained locked behind a language barrier. Gerhard Tersteegen's Geistliches BlumengärtleinThe Spiritual Flower Garden—shaped German-speaking piety for generations, yet no complete English translation has ever existed. Until now.

Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769) was a Reformed Pietist mystic whose influence spread far beyond his quiet life as a ribbon weaver in Mülheim. After five years of spiritual darkness, he emerged with a voice that combined the contemplative depth of the Rhenish mystics with the practical warmth of evangelical devotion. His writings do not argue or perform—they simply speak, with the calm authority of one who knows the terrain because he has walked it.

The Complete Spiritual Flower Garden Contains:

  • Book I: Short and Edifying Verse — Over four hundred brief poems distilling the essence of the spiritual life: self-denial, yieldedness, divine love, and union with God.
  • Book II: Meditations and Spiritual Verses — One hundred twenty meditations pairing prose reflections with poetic responses, guiding the reader through the soul's thirst for God, self-abandonment, and complete surrender.
  • Book III: Spiritual Hymns and Devotions — One hundred twenty-two hymns spanning the full range of Christian experience. Many shaped German Protestant hymnody for centuries; now they speak in English for the first time.
  • The Devout Man's Lottery — Over four hundred brief maxims originally designed to be drawn at random for daily meditation.

This translation preserves Tersteegen's theological precision while rendering his voice in clear, contemporary English. Key mystical terms—Gelassenheit (yieldedness), Gemüt (inmost heart), Seelengrund (Ground of the soul)—are translated according to their historical meaning within the Rhenish mystical tradition. A glossary of key terms is included.

"May God lure you more and more out of yourself and all created things. May He lead you into the sweet wilderness of inner solitude, and there speak to your soul like a friend." —Gerhard Tersteegen

Publisher: Encounter Press

Complete eBook

The complete work in a single volume · 723 pages

Kindle eBook: $9.99

ISBN: 979-8-9941752-3-1

Print Edition (2 Volumes)

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Volume I

Books I & II: Short and Edifying Verse, Meditations and Spiritual Verses · 314 pages

Paperback: $16.99 Hardcover: $24.99

ISBN: 979-8-9941752-4-8 (PB) · 979-8-9941752-5-5 (HC)

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Volume II

Book III & The Devout Man's Lottery: Spiritual Hymns, Devotions, and Maxims · 378 pages

Paperback: $16.99 Hardcover: $24.99

ISBN: 979-8-9941752-6-2 (PB) · 979-8-9941752-7-9 (HC)

Jarred Fenlason

About the Author

Jarred Fenlason, D.Min., is a teacher and writer drawn to the voices of those who have crossed the threshold from knowing about God to knowing Him. 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.

He is the author of The Interval: The Brief Window that Shapes Your Eternal Soul and Encounter Discipleship: An Interactive Biblical Discipleship Program, which has been used to train over 200 pastors across six countries. His translation of Gerhard Tersteegen's Spiritual Flower Garden—the first complete English edition—grew from years of collecting the writings of Christian mystics and spiritual guides whose words carried the weight of firsthand encounter.

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 the foothills of North Carolina with his wife, Rochelle. They have three adult children.