I have using ‘ The Bible project ‘ I started using it some months ago - they have podcasts, videos and teaching on the different books. I would highly recommend the site.

I must admit that I find social settings difficult, I do talk to people at the bus stop and when I am out but I don’t find it easy to start a conversation, always been a bit shy.
I watched a program with Billy Connolly ( Scottish comedian ) travelling through the USA - he met some fascinating people and the different cultures ect. He also did one from Australia.
So what’s your favourite place in the USA and is there one place that you would love to visit, but haven’t ?
I would love to see the Grand Canyon - just the size of it would be a ‘ Wow ‘ moment for me !
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I'll have to check that out. I prefer listening to Dan Mohler when driving long distances. He's a motivational style preacher that emphasizes becoming love in a way that I've never heard before. He is  a bit quirky an that drives my wife nuts. So I listened to him when I'm alone.

My favorite place in the USA so far would definitely be Jackson Valley. Outside Jackson Hole, WY. South of Yellowstone. Beautiful valley looking at the Teton mountain range.

We have been to the Grand Canyon twice. It is a must see but seems no matter what time of year it's busy now days. Many of the other places we visit in and around Moab look amazingly similar to the GC. Yet without the crowds.

Joseph, the Lord keep you safe if you really must risk such a long drive.
As for Trump, I tongue in cheek posted elsewhere the song that included the line "I dreamed that the great judgement morning had dawned and the 'Trump'et had blown".
But seriously, "God is working His purpose out as year succeeds to year, till the earth shall be filled with the Gory of God, as the waters cover the sea".
God can use 'bad' as well as 'good' in His eternal plan.
As for Utah, I searched through countless promotional pictures and the one thing that stood out was that it seemed to be so incredibly sun parched and dry with so little green foliage. Is that really how it is?
And BTW what a blessing it is to have you swelling the ranks of our fellowship.  
Mike.

Hello Mike. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Amen. I won't always understand it but sometimes Gods pick wouldn't have been my pick of men in charge. Whether it be pastors or in the political calling. That just means that I'm wrong cause He never is.

I tried to upload some pics yesterday but it kept telling me the size was too big and I haven't come to the knowledge or understanding of how to fix that! Most of the state of Utah is just that. Dry. But around Moab the Colorado River winds and produces a lush green standing of cottonwoods and grasses. It's a valley and things just grow better I suppose. And right outside of town is the La Salle mountain range with pine woods as well as aspen trees that break up the dry landscape. Breathtaking!

Hello Rita. All is well, thanks for asking. Just returned home from a trip out west (Moab). We love Utah. The Lord certainly can paint a landscape and His ability is on full display out there. Hope you all are well.

Nice to see you post Joseph, how are you keeping ?

Thriving here Rita. Thank you for asking. I go for an infusion today but will be going for gold again in a week! We have a good, good Father.

I was on board a very large drill ship in the middle of the Atlantic. On our way to Freeport, Tx from Capetown, SA. It had already been weeks since I'd seen my wife or two baby boys and I still had a few weeks to go. Alone and knew almost no one aboard the ship. Twenty years old at the time and life was coming at me fast. I would talk to the Lord but wouldn't say I knew Him. So I climbed in my bunk one night and opened a bible my wife sent me. It was like reading chinese. I knew the words but they sure didnt make any sense. I closed my eyes and asked God to come into me and help me understand. Somehow I believed He could do that. I dozed off while praying. Off to work the next day I never thought again about that prayer. In my bunk that night I pulled the bible out and read for hours like a kid with a new toy. Amazed and through tears I read and understood. My loneliness was gone. Who could be Lonely in the presence of King? Thank you Lord for that night and countless nights like that since..

Thank you Dave. I deeply value the wisdom I glean from you all. But this has certainly been a couple of rough years for us here. I was diagnosed with Wegeners disease almost two years ago. Treatments and blood draws fill my weeks now. A month later my wife had  a shoulder surgery which led to two more over the last year and a half. All while taking my mother for cancer treatments until she suddenly passed in our house 6 months ago. She had a huge impact on us. I built her house next door to us that now sits dormant. Her influence gone..

I'm sorry to share this as my real first post as it's certainly not the good news. I've wanted to share some of this along the way and share how God has carried us through. Unfortunately strength and words escape me. But we are still standing.