Welcome!
How "deep" in the south? Key West is the deepest a person can get in the south. Wife and I live in northeastern Florida, but are making plans on moving back to Colorado. Lived for 5 1/2 years south of Denver, but now looking at the northern end of Colorado. We sure do miss Colorado.
Anyway, I like history myself, but my interest is in the Indian Wars of the High Plains, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. I also like the history of the Old West.
You study the Bible, but not religious? Interesting. I have a Men's Bible and read the Daily Devotions in it, but my wife reads the Bible quite often. She definitely knows more of it than I do.
Anyway, welcome again.