A Bible-based cinematic literary adventure series for tweens.
Inspired by real lives from Scripture. Built like a cinematic universe.
[INSERT MARK'S ENDORSEMENT QUOTE]Mark Batterson NYT Bestselling Author — The Circle Maker, Chase the Lion
[INSERT PAUL YOUNG'S ENDORSEMENT QUOTE]Paul Young Author — The Shack
Three doors. Open the one that fits you.
The Bible is filled with stories of ordinary people who faced impossible odds and trusted God when faith ran thin. I Changed the World brings them to life through historical fiction, cinematic art on every page, and short films that make key scenes feel like movies.
Written by adventure filmmakers Joel and Jason Clark with NYT bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson, each book follows one biblical figure as a full immersive novel. Like The Chosen for tweens, this series doesn't sanitize the Bible. It makes it come alive.
Ages 8–12 · 6 Books · 30-week curriculum available for church or home
Six Kids. One Stranger. An invitation for you to join them.
Six Kids. One Stranger. An invitation for you to join them.
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Just as Jesus walked unknown beside the disciples on the road to Emmaus, a mysterious Stranger appears in every book—at different times, in different places, always the same scarred hands. He is present in Eden. In Egypt. In the fields of Bethlehem. In the temple courts. Kids discover who He is as they read more stories.
Walk his trail →Before they were legends, they were kids just like you. Each book is an immersive adventure based on the Bible, with cinematic elements and entire worlds to explore.
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Every package points the same direction: a kid discovering that the God who flung the stars into space knows their name.
Book One · David
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★★★★★ 4.8 on Amazon · “I have never ever seen my sons so captivated by a Biblical story.” — Stephen J., verified · Written with NYT bestseller Mark Batterson
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The wind hadn’t stopped blowing for five days. This wasn’t unusual, but it did make staying warm at night hard. Summer had arrived in Bethlehem, and the days were hot. But the nights were bitter cold.
Twelve-year-old David retrieved a log and added it to the fire. Pulling his woolen cloak tight, he sat, leaning against an olive tree. Most shepherds complained about the lonely days and nights with only their sheep for company. But David lived for these moments.
It was in these moments, out in nature, where he could most clearly hear the voice of his Maker—it was almost as if he had his own audience with God.
Keep Reading in David’s World →An adaptation of 1 Samuel 16–17, Psalm 18, Psalm 23
Miriam looked at the terrified faces of her countrymen. A vast expanse of nearly two million people stretched for miles. Every Hebrew man, woman, and child on the planet was gathered in this place, at the edge of the Red Sea. And almost every one of them believed all was lost.
Outside of a mammoth miracle, every Hebrew would die today.
Keep Reading in Miriam’s World →An adaptation of Exodus 2, 14 & 15
A lump of red earthen clay was placed upon a blanket of lush emerald-green grass. The Sculptor kneeled over it, working with a master’s skill, carving and shaving the clay, molding it into the perfect shape. The Sculptor’s Son stood behind His Father, mesmerized by the scene.
“This is different from the others,” the Son gasped.
“It is,” the Father laughed happily as His hands continued to mold and shape the clay.
“This changes everything,” the Son was breathless at the thought.
Keep Reading in Adam’s World →An adaptation of Genesis 1 & 2
Fourteen-year-old Rahab woke to her mother coughing.
Not a polite cough. Not the kind you could blame on smoke from the hearth and ignore. This cough clawed its way out of her mother’s chest like it was pulling something loose inside her.
Their home, which doubled as an inn, was built into Jericho’s wall.
Keep Reading in Rahab’s World →An adaptation of Joshua 2 & 6
A mammoth spear sliced through the air, a deadly blur hurtling toward Benaiah’s chest. His heart thundered in his ears, drowning out the world. In the blink of an eye, he cleared his mind as his grandfather had taught him.
Time seemed to slow, as Benaiah’s eyes locked onto the fast-approaching spearhead, mere inches from stabbing him. With a dancer’s grace, he twisted his body sideways.
He had cheated death, for now.
Keep Reading in Benaiah’s World →An adaptation of 2 Samuel 23 & 1 Chronicles 11
The poor widow never saw the hand coming.
Zachariah did. He had been watching.
She was small and bent with age, clutching two thin coins she had saved for the Temple treasury as she shuffled toward the gate. Pilgrims streamed past her on both sides. Doves fluttered overhead. The sun hammered the white stone of Jerusalem so hard it nearly hurt to look.
And Rome stood at the entrance.
Keep Reading in Zechariah’s World →An adaptation of Luke 1:5–25 and 1:57–80
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Lead children to encounter the goodness of God with grace-based curriculum that shapes identity, purpose, and reveals the heart of Jesus. 30 weekly lessons — 5 per hero.
Experiential learning meets personal encounters in the context of community.
Church Lessons →Deeper faith and connection through activities, discovery, and conversation.
Home Learning →I Changed the World isn't six standalone books. It's a cinematic biblical universe of ninety real lives across eight eras, all connected by one Stranger. Step inside the living map of every story we're telling, and every story we're going to tell.
Open the Universe Map →Verified Amazon reviews from the early release. Real names. Real families.
"Just finished David with my sons and I have never ever seen them so captivated by a Biblical story before. I highly recommend this to all parents, churches, and ministries looking for resources to help their youth look at Scripture in a new, fully alive way."
— Stephen Jackson"My 12-year-old daughter read this out loud to my 8-year-old son. Both loved every second of it. We loved David and Miriam is even better."
— T Horner"The perspective of what David might have been thinking and going through was brilliant and made this story come alive. And God's love was shown!"
— Cynthia Brantley“Jericho can mark a doorpost, but it cannot mark your worth. You are loved. You are forgiven.”
The Stranger · from Rahab