Makin' It Plain: God's Word for the Average Joe brings faith, wisdom, humor, and honest reflection together in a powerful collection designed for everyday people. Reverend Joseph Abram Jr. takes biblical truth beyond the pulpit and places it in the middle of real-life struggles, relationships, choices, and challenges. With plain-spoken insight and heartfelt conviction, he challenges readers to examine how they live, speak, love, and walk with God.

From falling and getting back up to finding purpose, overcoming doubt, and keeping the fire of faith alive, these pages offer encouragement for the journey. Makin' It Plain reminds us that we may stumble, struggle, and sometimes lose our way, but God never stops calling our name.

Come discover messages that are simple enough for the "Average Joe," yet powerful enough to change the way you see God, yourself, and the world around you.

Joseph Abram, Jr. is an Elder in The United Methodist Church and a Full Member of The General Board of Discipleship's Academy of Preaching, reserved for those with potential to be great preachers and/or significant church leaders. He is a Member of The Africa University's Development Board Advisory Committee and has made several trips to Africa and to the University in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Joseph Jr. was married to the late Mildred Wilson, and the couple had three sons and one daughter in their forty-five (45) year marriage. Joseph Jr. is currently married to JoAnn Green for fifteen (15) years, with four bonus adult children: Two sons and two daughters. Joseph Jr. notes, "God saw my needs and sent me another angel."