Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health

2007-02-08T11:56:00.000-08:00

February 8, 2007- My book, Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health, has arrived!

2007-02-07T10:17:00.000-08:00

February 7, 2007- Tate Publishers has notified me that they have received pre-release copies of my book Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. I then should be receiving the 135 copies that I ordered anytime now.

2007-01-26T08:58:00.000-08:00

January 26, 2007- Tate Publishers has placed my book order. They are scheduled to be shipped from Houston, TX on February 9, 2007. They should arrive at my door 3 to 5 days after that. The official release day for Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health is April 17, 2007. At this time my book will be available for order from any major bookstore and on-line bookstore.

2007-01-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

January 18, 2007- Tate Publishing sent my manuscript to the printer yesterday. The printers will create a proof and then begin printing. It will take 3 months for the books to reach national distribution. However Tate Publishing and myself will receive copies of the book in about 3 weeks.

2007-01-17T14:27:00.000-08:00

January 17, 2007- Tate Publishing is sending my book to the printer. I should have my copies (135) in about three weeks. This will put it at February 7, 2007.

2007-01-16T20:25:00.000-08:00

January 16, 2007- The voicing is now complete for the audio book and digital download. I am now listening to it for any errors. My final corrections to the manuscript have been incorporated by the layout editor at Tate Publishers. I was sent a revised front and back cover for my approval. The manuscript is now ready to be sent to the printers. According to Tate, printing should take from 4 to 6 weeks.

2007-01-09T08:09:00.000-08:00

January 9, 2006- Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health will be out by the first week of March, 2007. I am taking advance orders for the book ($14.99.) Free with every purchase is a digital audio version, a $35 value. The first 25 customers will receive their copy personally autographed. Order now!

2007-01-08T10:02:00.000-08:00

January 8, 2006- I got an email from my graphic designer at Tate Publishers saying that she has received the final proof which I mailed last week. As soon as she incorporates my corrections, it'll be sent to the printers. The printing should take from 4 to 6 weeks.

2007-01-03T10:45:00.000-08:00

January 3, 2007- I received the final proof of my book in the mail this afternoon. I am proofing it now. Tate Publishers has set the price of the book to be $14.99. I forgot to send them my endorsements. I emailed that file today. My graphic designer from Tate Publishers emailed me back that it will be no problem to insert my endorsements. They will go before the title page. That's good news.

2006-12-29T10:32:00.000-08:00

December 29, 2006- I received an email from my graphic designer at Tate Publishing informing me that the final proof has been mailed. I should receive it within a week. This will be my last chance for corrections. Also enclosed in the package is a final approval form and a color waiver. Once they have received my approval, my manuscript goes to print. The printing process will take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks.

2006-12-28T08:21:00.000-08:00

December 28, 2006- Yesterday Tate Publishers sent an email with an attachment containing my edited biography and sketch for my book for my approval. I made a few updates and sent it back. This 'backmatter' (including endorsements) will be on my book's back cover. A complete physical mockup of the book, including covers, will be mailed to me. This will be my final chance to make any corrections before the book is sent to the printers.

2006-12-22T21:48:00.000-08:00

December 23, 2006- I received two emails today from Tate Publishers. The first was from my graphic designer. She has finished laying out the text and titles and has given it back to Chris who designed my cover. He will now design the backmatter (back cover- endorsements, my photo, etc.) Once he has finished, I will be sent a complete physical mockup of the book for my final check. The last email was from the person who is doing the voicing for my audio book. She has finished half of the book. (She stated that she has changed her diet because of what she has read.)

2006-12-18T15:06:00.000-08:00

December 18, 2006- Tate Publishing has begun the audio book (Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health.) I was emailed a sample and was very impressed. Purchasers of the paper copy of the book will have a code in the back of the book enabling them to download a free audio digital version from the publisher's website.

2006-12-15T10:22:00.000-08:00

December 15, 2006- I received the initial layout (pdf file) from Leah of Tate Publishers. It looks great. Book length comes to 226 pages. I will give my approval to this layout via email. She will continue to develop the layout and do a final proof. This proof will include the cover.

2006-12-07T10:37:00.000-08:00

December 7, 2006- My graphic designer from Tate Publishers called this afternoon. She wantd to know if I had received her email earlier this week. I told her that I had. She then informed me that she will email me her initial layout of my manuscript on December 15, 2006.

2006-12-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

December 4, 2006- I received an email today from the graphic designer from Tate Publishers who will be doing the layout of my book Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. She will beign laying out the text including page numbers and headers. When that initial step is complete, she will send me a preliminary proof for me to approve.

2006-11-30T14:22:00.000-08:00

November 30, 2006- I received an email from my editor at Tate Publishers confirming that he received my Content Approval Form and final revised draft of the manuscript. It will now go to the Design Department. One of the Layout Artists will be contacting me in 2 to 4 weeks.

2006-11-29T15:10:00.000-08:00

November 29, 2006- I have read through the final draft of my corrected manuscript from the editor. I made a few final corrections and changes. I signed the Content Approval Form from Tate Publishers and emailed it, along with my final changes, to the editor. This final file will be given to the layout department.

2006-11-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

November 27, 2006- I've received the final draft of my manuscript from the editor. He combined my additions with his corrections. I have to carefully read this final draft to make sure everything is in place. Once I sign the Content Approval Form and send it in, I can't make any more changes. Once I sign and email the Contant Approval Form back, the manuscript moves to Layout and Design.

2006-11-25T08:56:00.000-08:00

November 25, 2006- still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday; I hope to hear from Tate Publishing on Monday when they resume business. After I receive and approve the revised manuscript, it moves to layout. I still anticipate the finished book early next year.

2006-11-21T21:10:00.000-08:00

November 22, 2006- received an email from Curtis, my editor at Tate Publishers. He wished me a happy thanksgiving and said that the office will be closed until Monday.

2006-11-14T14:01:00.000-08:00

November 14, 2006- I received a confirmation email from my editor at Tate Publishers. He will combine his corrections with mine and send the corrected manuscript back to me for final confirmation and approval.

2006-11-13T18:20:00.000-08:00

November 13, 2006- I have completed incorporating my editor's corrections (and mine) into the manuscript of Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Health. I emailed the edited file to my editor today. The next step in the process is the actual layout of the book.

2006-11-10T14:46:00.000-08:00

November 10, 2006- received my edited manuscript from Tate Publishers this evening.

2006-11-02T13:18:00.000-08:00

November 2, 2006- Received a phone call from the senior editor at Tate Publishing. He is editing my manuscript Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. This process should be completed by the end of next week. However the email he sent me a few minutes later said that the editing process will take from 3 to 4 weeks! We shall see. Stay tuned!

2006-10-10T10:25:00.000-07:00

October 10, 2006- The cover for Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health can be viewed at my web site: www.spirit-of-truth.com.

2006-10-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

October 3, 2006- I chose cover design #4 out of four possible designs. I am very satisfied with it and when you see it, I am sure you will agree. I sent Chris of Tate Publishers my choice.

2006-10-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

October 2, 2006- Chris from Tate Publishers has sent me four possible cover designs via email. Of the four, I have already eliminated one. The three remaining are strong possibilities. I will have my wife Dolores look them over to see her preference. I'll come to a final decision tomorrow.

2006-09-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

September 22, 2006- Received a phone call from Chris, a graphic designer from Tate Publishers, today. He told me that a matte finish for the cover looks more professional than a glossy finish. I told him to go with the matte finish. As I don't have any ideas as to possible cover designs, he will design several covers and send them to me for my comments and approval. Chris said that the cover designs for my book Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health will be forwarded to me next week. Stay tuned for continuous progress reports.

2006-09-21T08:23:00.000-07:00

September 21, 2006- A graphic designer from Tate Publishers contacted me yesterday by email to inform me that he will be doing the cover design for Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. He will be proposing several design concepts for me to look at and approve.

2006-09-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

September 20, 2006- Do you want to live a medication free and healthy life when society is ready to put you into a nursing home? Alarmed at the skyrocketing obesity epidemic, author Joseph Elijah Barrett has joined his passion of good nutrition and exercise with biblical principles to show you how. Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health shows you how you can live a physically abundant life into your 70s, 80s, 90s--and beyond. God created our bodies but He left it up to us to maintain them. Society leads us to believe that old age and crippling illnesses go hand in hand, with a final stop in a nursing home. It doesn’t have to be that way. By applying the principles in Living a God-Glorying Life Through Good Health you can live a lengthy, healthy and physically active life the way God intended you to.

2006-09-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

September 18, 2006- Production on the book Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health by Tate Publishing located in Oklahoma is scheduled to begin this month.

2006-08-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

August 14, 2006- Excerpt from the introduction of the best-selling book Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. "Growing up in the 50s and 60s we, like today’s youth, ate hot dogs and hamburgers and drank sodas and shoved tons of cakes, cookies and ice cream down our throats. Despite all of this junk food we remained ‘slim and trim’ and didn’t have the medical crisis so common today. What’s changed? That question can be answered in one word—technology! Trans fats which has turned out to be the worst fat ever didn’t appear in the commercial market until the early to mid 80s. They replaced what was thought to be responsible for clogged arteries and high cholesterol—saturated fats."

2006-08-10T08:53:00.000-07:00

August 10, 2006- Excerpt from Chapter 3- Television Commercials and Declining Health. "America’s sickness industry (it masquerades under the name of healthcare system) costs us over $1 trillion per year. This industry is fueled in a large part through television advertising. Think about this. The majority of the commercials on TV concern either prescription drugs or processed food (including soft drinks.) Why is America self-destructing? Because of the health crisis which is generated in a large part by prescription and nonprescription drugs and processed food. The other reason America’s health is failing is due to lack of exercise. "

2006-08-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

August 8, 2006- The following quote is from the introduction of the best-seller Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. "As a baby boomer growing up in America I have seen a lot of technological change. I realize that change is inevitable. As a matter of fact, the only thing in this society that won’t change is the fact that things will change. Man will continue to progress and improve the way we do things. He will also invent new machines and devices to save time and labor.
However there is a downside to change or progress. It is unfortunate that this downside is not always apparent when a new process or gadget is implemented. We are reaping these multiplied downsides today in devastating ways. The new technology of yesteryear is compromising our health and sending us to early graves today. "

2006-08-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

August 3, 2006- Below I have included an excerpt from my best-seller Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health. It is taken from Chapter 2- Technology and Declining Health, subtopic Time. "I remember when I was growing up that not only did we eat nutritious meals, we, a family of twelve, ate together. That seems unbelievable nowadays. My mother did not have to try to squeeze cooking in between her full-time job because her full-time job was taking care of the house and us.
Today each member of the household has a hectic schedule and his or her own agenda. We’re so busy running between school activities, meetings, practices, work, and, factoring in the commute time to get to these activities, we don’t have time to sit down and eat a healthy meal together. So what do we do? We grab a saturated fat laden burger and an order of over-salted french fries with a super-sized, sugar filled Coke to wash it all down with. Or we grab a snack from a vending machine. And we call that lunch. And we wonder why we along with our children are obese, feeling sluggish, and have type II diabetes!"

2006-07-29T09:57:00.000-07:00

July 29, 2006- My soon to be published best-seller Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health will contain the truth about microwave ovens and all soy products. What you don't know about the microwave oven and the ever popular soy milk and all soy derivatives may prevent you from experiencing 'a God glorifying life through good health.'

2006-07-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

July 27, 2006- Do you want to live a medication free and healthy life when society is ready to put you into a nursing home? Alarmed at the skyrocketing obesity epidemic and of people being stricken with serious health issues, author Joseph Elijah Barrett decided to join his passion of good nutrition and exercise with biblical principles to show you how. In Living a God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health he shows you how you can live a physically abundant life into your 70s, 80s, 90s--and beyond. God created our bodies but He left it up to us to maintain them. Sad to say that today’s mindset is an expectation of crippling illnesses and a final stop in a nursing home. It doesn’t have to be that way. By applying the principles in Living a God-Glorying Life Through Good Health you can live a lengthy, healthy and physically active life the way God intended you to.

2006-07-25T13:47:00.000-07:00

7/25/2006- Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health contains 7 chapters. Listed below are the chapters with a brief synopsis of each one.

Chapter 1- The Body in the Beginning. Tells how creation--man, animal, food, and water--was perfect in the beginning. God created each flawless. Sin caused all to be marred.

Chapter 2- Technology and Declining Health. Explains how technology was both a blessing and a curse. Although labor-saving devices have made our lives easier, man has failed to compensate for the fitness and exercise they have removed from our lives.

Chapter 3- Television Commercials and Declining Health. America is inundated with commercials for prescription drugs, nutritionally challenged fast foods, sugary soft drinks, and nutrient deficient processed foods. These items have sabotaged our health and created the escalating crisis we now have.

Chapter 4- Bad Food...An Oxymoron. Goes into detail of the foods and ingredients which are causing America's obesity rate to soar. You will also find out that these food substitutes are the reason for increasing cancer, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, etc. to claim more and more victims each year.

Chapter 5- Good For Food. Details the remedy for Chapter 4. You will also find out why microwave ovens are dangerous and why you should avoid cooking foods at high temperatures.

Chapter 6- Legal Unnatural Drugs. Find out why prescription drugs are dangerous and why the pharmaceutical companies are not your friends. No synthetic chemical can beat God's natural foods and supplements.

Chapter 7- Exercise. Exercise is number two of God's one/two punch of nutrition and exercise for good health. See how exercise can help defeat cancer and the flu.

This book will also include suggested books to read, DVD's to watch, and web sites to visit. You don't want to miss it. Stay tuned.

2006-07-24T14:45:00.001-07:00

July 24, 2006- I was inspired to write a book about exercise and nutrition by a friend at Diamond Gym where I work out. I decided that the book's foundation should be the Bible. The Bible plainly teaches that God desires that His people '...prosper and be in health' (III John 2.) This is the premise of my manuscript in light of America's ever worsening health crisis. Christian's and non-Christians alike are failing to maintain their God given bodies. My book Living A God-Glorifying Life Through Good Health not only shows biblically that we are responsible to God for taking care of our bodies, but that our health is being sabotaged through prescription drugs, lack of exercise, and poor food choices. I began writing the manuscript in March, 2006 and completed it in June, 2006. I submitted it to Tate Publishing Company, a mainstream Christian publishing company, located in Oklahoma. The manuscript was chosen for publication and is scheduled for production in September, 2006. When the book is finished, it will be available in bookstores across the country.