“... for our sake loosing within Himself the bonds of bodily birth, He granted us through spiritual birth, according to our own volition, power to become children of God instead of children of flesh and blood if we have faith in His Name (cf. Jn. 1:12-13). For the Savior the sequence was, first of all, incarnation and bodily birth for my sake; and so thereupon the birth in the Spirit through baptism, originally spurned by Adam, for the sake of my salvation and restoration by grace, or, to describe it even more vividly, my very remaking.” IfsFirstsChildrenChristianSpiritualSpiritNamesGraceBloodBirthSalvationSakeFleshGrantedOrthodoxSaviorHave FaithAdamSequenceRestorationIncarnationOrthodox ChristianChild Of GodBaptismCfsFlesh And BloodVolition Author:Maximus the Confessor
“The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.” FirstsStatesTodaySpiritDiesNationsBlackUnitedLibertyUnited StatesBloodIndependentIndependenceInspiredEmpoweringShedSolidarityUbuntuHaitiForefathersColombiaVenezuelaEcuador Author:Jean-Bertrand Aristide
“The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.” FirstsEarthFireTreeBloodAngelThirdsGreenForestsGrassBurnedTrumpetsHailGreen Grass Author:John the Apostle
“When you're dealing with an in-law violation, I think the first line of defense is for the blood relation to have a serious talk.” ThinkingFirstsLawLinesBloodSeriousRelationDefenseViolationIn-lawsBlood Relation Author:Emily Yoffe
“Writing is simple. First you have to make sure you have plenty of paper... sharp pencils... typewriter ribbon. Then put your belly up to the desk... roll a sheet of paper into the typewriter... and stare at it until beads of blood appear on your forehead.” WritingFirstsSimpleBloodPaperPlentyStaringDesksSheetsBellyPencilsForeheadsTypewritersRibbonsBeadsSharp Pencils Author:Jeff MacNelly
“My life and the life of my family has to do with exploration, with adventure. My grandfather was the first man in the stratosphere, and my father was the first to touch the deepest point in the ocean... For me, adventure and exploration is something in the blood.” MenFirstsFatherBloodAdventureOceanMy FamilyExplorationGrandfatherMy Grandfather Author:Bertrand Piccard