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May 2016

May 22, 2016
The last segment of my interview with my brother, Robert Groberg Blair, lasted twenty-five minutes,...
May 21, 2016
I posted this on Facebook but neglected to put it on my blog. In this...
May 20, 2016
1 John 2:16 - For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the...
May 17, 2016
I call him Bobby because Robert is my dad's name.  This is the most important...
May 16, 2016
...[B]ut the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but...
May 10, 2016
I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken....
May 08, 2016
Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your...
May 06, 2016
The Atonement of Christ is the very root of Christian doctrine. You may know much...
May 02, 2016
“At some point, God will ask you to sacrifice on his altar not only your...

April 2016

April 28, 2016
I put a photo of an ultrasound into Dad's coffin on February 27.  The viewing...
April 18, 2016
A Linguist’s Perspective on Things Beyond Understanding I don’t think that the universe with its...

March 2016

March 19, 2016
I talked with my father about death quite often.  I was always with him at...
March 11, 2016
Note: This post includes a photo of Robert Blair's lifeless body in the last part. ...
March 10, 2016
Embedded in this post is a youtube link to my father's funeral.  This is something...

February 2016

February 24, 2016
Robert Blair's first mission call from the LDS Church sent him to Finland, a land...
February 23, 2016
The title for Robert Blair's PhD dissertation could compete in “Most Impressive.” The title was...
February 20, 2016
Robert Wallace Blair passed away in his sleep on February 19, 2016 at age 85....
February 12, 2016
When I publish anything about Black LDS pioneer Jane Elizabeth Manning James, people from around...

January 2016

January 30, 2016
We have frequent resurrections in my family. My brother Bobby suffered a hip-pulverizing injury in...
January 26, 2016
My fundamental belief as a Latter-day Saint is that we are continuously in process of...
January 22, 2016
The year I gave birth to my first child, my parents were in Mainland China. ...
January 03, 2016
It is January 3, 2016, and I am feeling nostalgic.  My mother died for fifteen...

November 2015

November 04, 2015
  In this third gratitude essay, I focus on my dad. I have written many...

August 2015

August 01, 2015
  This is a guest post by my nephew, Josh Sabey, about a fascinating project...

July 2015

July 29, 2015
Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Faith in America:...

May 2015

May 22, 2015
  This blog will be periodically edited.  It will contain my reflections on my father's...
May 04, 2015
The Waiting Rooms in the Great Beyond   Peter may indeed wait at the Pearly...

April 2015

April 05, 2015
It is a triumphant song.  I have loved it since I was a child.  I...

March 2015

March 23, 2015
The best role for a female Shakespearean actor is Hermione in The Winter's Tale.  Hermione,...

February 2015

February 23, 2015
This is a serious post. I personally hate book signings.  I did my first one...
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