"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
The Brief Window That Shapes Your Eternal Soul
You are becoming someone.
Not in the vague, inspirational sense that adorns graduation cards and motivational posters. In the most literal, consequential sense possible. With every choice, every habit, every act of faithfulness or neglect, you are forming the person who will exist forever.
The soul you are shaping in this brief span of years is the soul you will carry into eternity.
This book is an alarm clock.
What we do in this life—empowered by the Spirit, patterned after Christ—deposits treasure in heaven. It qualifies us for responsibility in the coming kingdom. Who we become through those same grace-enabled acts shapes the soul that will live forever.
These two realities are inseparable movements of a single life: hidden with Christ in God, now being revealed, one day fully unveiled.
The window in which this formation occurs—the interval of grace—will close. Death will fire the kiln. And what emerges will be the person we carry into eternity.
This book is for Christians who sense there is more to the faith than they have been taught—but lack the framework to articulate it. For those who are saved but sense they may be asleep. For believers who are faithfully serving but unaware of how earthly formation translates into eternal capacity.
It is written for thoughtful readers who want theological substance without academic obscurity—and who are willing to work. Depth rewards attention.
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.
An appendix provides biblical and theological defense for differentiated glory—for readers who want to examine the scholarly foundations.
Designed for an 8-week small group or church study, the Discussion Guide includes deep-dive questions for each chapter and practical exercises for applying the principles together.
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279 pages · Published 2026 · Encounter Press
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