December 23, 2004 journal, wrecks, weather have the country blocked for the holidays.

Airline rates are lowest ever as store sales drop and returns are reported to be a problem in stores. Already another American killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq today. When will a brainwashed people realize that they are in a no win situation and stop fighting completely. Traffic is heavy with wrecks on every major intersection as commercial Christmas is being completed. I shared a print of ‘The Gathering’ with a friend who told me he believes the earth will burn forever and go through the dark hole while a New Heaven and New Earth would descend for the saints to live on. I received my issue 49 of Raw Vision magazine today while feeling somewhat depressed, I was encouraged by The Gathering appearing in the Raw News of Raw Vision Magazine page 16 and the first paragraph of the description was printed along with the announcement of the show of our collaborations at University of Wisconsin opening Feb. 24, 2005 at Green Bay, showing of our individual works along with my collaborations with Norbert Kox. I am delighted with the coverage in Raw Vision Magazine of our 4th collaboration and the Coming Home show with its travel schedule for which my art is included. My family tree is in the magazine illustrating the past, present and future generations to be pure and holy, drug-free. It’s getting near the day when Santa Claus appears flying in the northern sky even on radar delivering toys to the tots all over the world in one night. This is the god of Christmas replacing Christ the Lord. Yes Virgin-ia, there is a Santa Claus but he is not real. I agree, let us keep the X in Christmas and not contaminate Christ with it. For 2 years now we've had nothing but Iraq 7 days a week and more insane brutality than Saddam going on all over the Moslem faith which we ignore. The mess hall tent in Mosul, I predict will be an example of how the Arab Moslems will destroy large groups of people across the United States and we are at fault in many ways for letting them in here and for starting the war in Iraq. If we had let God avenge nine 11 attack, we would be thousands better off of dead soldiers and wounded and more for life. In the meantime commercial Christmas goes on to a tune of $230 billion in holiday trade. A local policeman is charged with reckless fast driving after he totals his own patrol car.

The Gathering-article on a half page, on page 16 in Raw Vision issue 49 entitled “USA Rare Outsider Collaboration”. "This painting entitled-The Gathering-is timely in its apocalyptic message. The visible vibrations of the earth seen in this painting are both literal and symbolic, opening a portal simultaneously in time and space, to show the end of both the wicked and the deceived. This was the fourth and most difficult collaboration between William Thomas Thompson and Norbert H. Kox who both feel that "the Holy Spirit guided us to paint this final message". All four of their collaborative paintings challenge the history of Christianity up to the present day." I would have preferred the article say that we challenge the traditions of the Christian Church. While the official description is 4 pages long, it is difficult to describe in one paragraph. The authorized description states that "we challenge the church from its roots to this present day". We cannot expect the secular world to translate this into technical terms precisely. We do not challenge the history of Christianity or the Divinity of Christ, we do challenge the false doctrine and idolatry of the modern so-called Christian Church. If the secular world perceive this as anti Christian it may be a blessing in disguise in that they may study our true message as is clearly illustrated in our writings and our art on our individual web sites. We would never be anti Christian or anti Christ, we are just the opposite. At least the painting is shown, thanks to Raw Vision Magazine and the marvelous John Maizels.