1993, 04/13. Letter Home. (Short Postcard, Follow Up.)

(Postcard)

April 13, 1993

Dear Mom,

I am “alive and well” and living in New York City.  I got your package a few days ago.  You probably got my letter by now.  A letter like that deserves a follow up letter (on my part) and I am thinking over what to write next.  But I need to be in a good “letter writing” mood to do so.  It’s easier to drop a note like this in the mail, so I thought I’d do it.

I read an article in Moody Magazine called “On the Fringe” which gives a good idea of what it is like here.  It’s about fringe churches that are Christian in doctrine, but slowly (and dangerously) move off into behavior and attitudes that are characteristics of cults rather than mainstream churches.  Such as exclusivity of doctrine and the belief that they are, or practically are, the only true church–which we seem to believe.  They have an authoritative leader, which we have and they censure or disfellowship members who criticize or ask sticky questions, which sometimes I am in danger of being.

I’ll write soon,

James.

Had to move back to Woodruff.  Send next letter there.  Will explain in next letter.