Melchior's Tale: Word to the Wise Book One

In his golden years, Melchior has settled into a calm, steady existence, ready to live out the rest of his days in peace to soon face the God of his fathers. What he didn't expect was the biggest calling his long life had ever experienced!

Word to the Wise: Melchior's Tale follows the journey of an aged Magi called to witness the coming of the Messiah long promised to his people. Coming from Hebrew descent and taught in the learned Magian art, Melchior struggles with a sign from the heavens and his aged body as he prepares to answer this obvious call from his God. What Melchior finds is that he will not be alone on this journey. Joined by his faithful and young servant Othniel and a lost teenage Roman named Stephanus, the journey of the ages begins as all of life ebbs and flows; with a death and a birth. These events and the message of the star drive the elder Magi into an adventure that will challenge both his failing physical stature, and his faith in God.

Come along, as Melchior begins his last great quest to see what God is about to do for, not only Judea, his homeland, but for the world!

Ward Motes was born and raised in eastern Tennessee. Graduating from Carson Newman College, he earned a bachelor of science degree in religion. He feels writing is his God-given gift. He is currently a deacon at Trinity Baptist Church in Morris, Oklahoma, where God is doing a great work.