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Aug 3 - Attitude Is Everything/
Attitude Is Everything
August 3, 2014
1 Corinthians 12 - 14
August 3rd, 2014
1 Corinthians 12:31b-14:1a
1 Cor 13 is probably one of the most-read and most-loved passages in the Bible, and is a favourite at weddings. It is also one of the most beautiful and powerful chapters in any of Paul's letters.
However, what is often overlooked is that Paul wrote what he did in response to individual who defined their spirituality and godliness by the use of the spiritual gifts, in particular the gift of tongues or languages.
So Paul is not writing about the beauty of romantic love. Romantic love comes and goes – we fall in love and out of love. Romantic love is fickle. It does not endure.
What Paul is really speaking about is a particular inner attitude toward others that motivates and guides us in our interactions with them. Perhaps that inner attitude can be described as a genuine caring disposition toward others, one that moves us to act according to what is in the best interest of another person. Words like charity, benevolence, beneficent, and big-hearted come to mind to describe this inner disposition.
It would almost be better to translate the term "love" as "loving attitude," or "loving disposition," or "a compassionate attitude," but if we did so, the chapter loses some of its beauty, even if it gains in clarity.
So in his discussion about the use of spiritual gifts in the church, Paul now points out that "love" or a "loving attitude," or "loving disposition," is more important to God, more fundamental in the church, more demonstrative of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, than spiritual gifts. The sign of true spirituality is not this or that spiritual gift, but the inner attitude, which he calls the fruit of the Spirit in his letter to the believers in Galatia.
However, when we look at the world, this loving disposition seems an elusive dream:
With what he writes, Paul does not want to minimize the use of spiritual gifts or to deny their validity. Rather his concern is to bring proper prospective in their use. He wants the believers in Corinth to continue to desire and pursue spiritual gifts, but he wants them to do so in the most excellent and worthwhile and beneficial way.
1. Without An Attitude Of Love, The Use Of Spiritual Gifts Is Meaningless (13:1-4)
1 If I were able to speak in human and angelic languages (lit. tongues) but I did not have love, then I would be (nothing more than) a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 Or if I were able to speak prophetically and knew all secrets and had all knowledge, or had the kind of faith that moves mountains, but I did not have love, I would be nothing. 3 Or if I give away all my possessions, even give my body over so I can boast (or: so that I can be burned), but did not have love, I would have no profit from it.
In these verses, Paul is telling his readers that if they use the gift of tongues or prophecy or knowledge or faith or giving without a loving attitude, then, even though these activities may be good in themselves and beneficial for others, … those who use them ultimately are accomplishing nothing of worth for eternity, they are nothing when it comes to where God would have them be, and their activities profit them nothing in the eyes of God. Their lives before God add up to zero, because what's most important to God is what is inside of us.
In other words, while what they do is of importance, who they are is infinitely more important. Inward reality, more than outward performance is the sign of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
The question that came to my mind as I read these verses is whether or not Paul was simply throwing out a hypothetical situation that would never occur in real life. After all, which Christians would give up all their possessions for the poor if they weren't motivated by love? And didn't Jesus say that people are known by the kind of fruit they produce, good and bad?
But the truth is, that believers in fact can serve others in a self-centered way. In other words, they may do something for someone but only for show, without real concerned for the people they are helping.
Perhaps they are motivated by the fear of the potential negative consequences should they refuse to help. Someone will be mad at them if they don't buck up.
Or maybe their acts of service are part and parcel of what they get paid to do at work. Deep down they might hate their job and begrudge those they are helping.
Or maybe they are forced by another family member do to something for someone else, but deep down they resent it.
Or maybe they want to derive some personal benefit from their good actions – being nice and helpful in the attempt to con the person into sleeping with them, or in order to dupe them out of money, or in order to get an inheritance from them.
Or maybe they serve because of their desire to be in the spotlight, to be admired, to be needed, to be noticed, to be praised, all in the attempt to feel good about themselves. In the church in Jerusalem, Ananias and Sapphira sold their house and brought a part of the profit to give to the poor, claiming it was the whole selling price, lying about it in order to look good in everyone's eyes. Their motivation wasn't good and you can read in Acts 5 if you're interested what happened to them.
As most of you likely are familiar with, we can be truthful but unloving. We can speak the truth vengefully, hatefully, arrogantly, jealously, harshly, and purposely to hurt, injure, or ridicule. This is why we read in Ephesians 4:15 that we ought to speak the truth in love.
If the motivation is wrong, an outside smile may only mask a negative or uncaring attitude on the inside, in which case, the most amazing acts of service are worthless in God's eyes.
Our while acts of service and sacrifice for others, including the use of our spiritual gifts, are generally wonderful things, when we do them and our hearts are not in the right place, they have little worth.
So what are the gifts Paul is writing about here? He couples the gift of human tongues and angelic tongues. Some commentators think that the human tongues refer to actual languages inspired by the Spirit but unknown to the speaker, similar to the gift given at Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2. The tongues of angels, then, is referring to language that is not spoken by any human tribe and therefore a heavenly language (Fee p.630).
When we tackle the next chapter, we will find out that when the Corinthian believers spoke in tongues they were voicing an indistinct sound that others could not understand, so that Paul encourages the one with the gift of tongues to pray for the gift of interpretation so that they can speak intelligibly to the congregation. In other words, the Corinthian believers were not speaking another human language, but were sounding out unintelligible words.
Prophecy, insight into spiritual mysteries, speaking a word of knowledge, all are teaching gifts that allow a person to give a message from God about what ought to be done, what ought to be undone, and, potentially, what the future holds.
Faith, is the ability to believe in God, and thus in oneself and others, to bring about great things.
2. An Attitude of Love Is The Better Way (12:31b; 13:4-7)
Paul now describes a loving attitude.
12:31 I will show you now an even more excellent way (than simply using spiritual gifts). …
13:4 Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is not envious. Love does not boast, it does not make itself important. 5 It does not act in an unbecoming way, it does not seek out its own advantage. It is not easily angered and does not harbour resentment. 6 It does not rejoice over injustice but rejoices over the truth. 7 It always bears up, always believes, always hopes, and always endures.
If we are the body of Christ, then, as important as they are, the spiritual gifts aren't the most important thing, but our concern and care for each other is. The same holds true in a family.
15 Descriptions Of A Loving Attitude: Love is …
1. Patient
2. Kind
3. Content (therefore not envious)
4. Self-assured (therefore not bragging)
5. Humble (therefore not self-important)
6. Well behaved / gentle (not rude, crude, belligerent, etc.)
7. Giving (therefore not out for one's own advantage)
8. Calm
9. Forgiving
10. Just
11. Honest
12. Caring
13. Trusting
14. Hopeful
15. Lasting
This list is by no means all-inclusive.
In his letter to the Christians in Galatia (Galatians 5:22-23), Paul's list of the so-called fruit of the Spirit items such as love, patience, and kindness, as he does in our passage. But Paul also adds other items such as joy and self-control. There are a lot more fruit of the Spirit that are not listed in 1 Cor 13 or Gal 5.
[A Loving Attitude Is …
1. Patient: A loving attitude makes room for human fallibility. While a loving attitude doesn't excuse everything, it does give the benefit of the doubt. It shrugs off idiosyncrasies, it doesn't get bent out of shape because another person doesn't live up to all its expectations.
Patience means that I retain my cool if the other person doesn't react the way I want them to or even if circumstances aren't perfect. A patient person is one who thinks you're a good egg even though he or she knows that you are slightly cracked.
Old Jewish saying: One who looks for a friend without faults will have none.
A loving attitude is …
2. Kind. A person with a loving attitude demonstrates kindness toward others. Kindness is looking for ways to show mercy and goodness toward others. Kindness encourages instead of demoralizes. It listens and sympathizes. Kindness tells others they are loved and appreciated.
A loving attitude is …
3. Content. A person with a loving attitude is genuinely happy for others and what they have and what is good in their lives. A loving attitude does not envy; it isn't jealous. Those with a loving attitude are content. They don't have to harbour resentment toward those who seem to be doing better than themselves.
A loving attitude is …
4. Self-assured. A person with a loving attitude doesn't have to brag because he is happy with who he is. He doesn't have to call attention to himself. He doesn't have to be cool. He doesn't have to be the center of attention. He doesn't have to insist that he's smarter or better than others. He doesn't have to show off. In order for me to have a loving attitude, it might mean overcoming my insecurities so I don't have to overcompensate.
A loving attitude is …
5. Humble. A loving attitude is not proud, or arrogant, lit. puffed up. While being genuinely happy about myself, having a loving attitude also means having a realistic self-image. If we have a loving attitude, we will have the ability to be honest about our strengths and our weaknesses. It is the ability to admit mistakes and say we're sorry. If we help someone, we don't do it to show what great people we are, but we consider ourselves as God's humble servants.
A loving attitude is …
6. Well behaved. A loving attitude is not rude; it does not behave shamefully or disgracefully - i.e. toward another person; If someone has a loving attitude, they will not be disrespectful, rude, lewd, offensive and won't act inappropriately. Someone with a loving attitude will treat others properly, fittingly, with decorum and respect and good manners. Calling people names, tearing them down, demeaning them, or mistreating them in any way shape or form is wrong.
A loving attitude is …
7. Giving. People with a loving attitude are not self-seeking. They are not focused on self. Instead, they are focused on others, concerned about what is in the best interest of others.
The highest good in our culture is self. Our society as a whole is enamoured with self-gain, self-justification, self-worth.
Many people in Canada approach their spirituality in the same way. Spirituality is defined as "self-enlightenment," or "finding oneself," or "finding our own inner deity." If there is belief in a personal God, he is often perceived as the great vending machine in the sky, and rejected if he doesn't deliver what we think he should give us for our 5 minutes of prayer.
… I don't do good in order to derive some personal benefit or profit from my actions (NOT SELF-SEEKING)
A loving attitude is …
8. Calm. (Love is not easily angered) Love keeps things in perspective. This ties in to the first point - love is patient. Love doesn't sweat the small stuff. Love is on an even keel. It is not easily bent out of shape. It does not allow itself to be provoked to anger by others. As I was cycling to church yesterday, I pulled up beside a car at the four-way stop at Mt. Newton Cross Road and East Saanich Road. I could hear the guy driving the car literally yelling at the person in the car on the opposite stop sign in frustration and anger to get going, and then, once the car went, to boot it through the intersection, obviously still angry. Sound familiar? … I am able to take set-backs in stride and don't fly off the handle quickly because I'm in a bad mood (NOT EASILY ANGERED)
A loving attitude is …
9. Forgiving. (Love keeps no record of wrongs) Love deals with the past positively. Literally Paul writes here that love does not reckon evil. Likely that means that love takes no notice of evil, doesn't keep track, doesn't wait to settle the score. So love refuses to bear a grudge. There are some people who can recount every insult they ever received, can dredge it up and still get down about it. Love can let go of past hurts. Love can forgive. Forgiveness is not forgetting, nor is it allowing oneself to be set up again to get hurt. Trust has to be reestablished over time. But forgiveness is letting go of the bitterness and resentment that can set in.
If you let the past hold you back, you're missing out on all the good stuff.
… I am willing to let bygones be bygones without having to keep dragging up the past (NOT KEEPING A RECORD OF WRONGS)
A loving attitude is …
10. Just. (doesn't rejoice of injustice). Those with a loving attitude do not delight in evil or injustice. They aren't happy when a person They do not contribute to injustice … bullying, hurting, hitting … the hundreds of ways that we can treat another person in order to harm them in some way. They expose what is happening.
A person with a loving attitude grieves when something bad happens, injustice happens, to another person. Now sometimes it's easy to grieve with those we like, but what about those who have hurt us? That's hard. One maxim I read this week went like this: "Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you." That's not what Jesus said. True Love is not happy when someone else falls, when someone screws up their life, when something bad happens to another person, even if that person has not been particularly nice to us. If I have a loving attitude, I will take no joy in the misfortunes of others, even if I don't see eye to eye with them on everything
A loving attitude is …
11. Honest. (but rejoices with the truth – using the same verb to indicate two opposite sides to the definition of a loving attitude). I would not have listed injustice and truth in this pairing. I would have contrasted falsehood and truth, or injustice and justice. But keep in mind that a lie in court can falsely condemn or wrongly set free, whereas a truthful witness can lead to the innocent being set free and the guilty being punished.
So a person with a loving attitude is genuinely happy when something good and right and just happens because the truth won out, even when I'm proven wrong.
A loving attitude is …
12. Caring. (always bears up)
13. Trusting. (always believes)
14. Hopeful. (always hopes).
15. Lasting. (always endures). ]
So a person with a loving attitude gives genuine compliments and praises real accomplishments.
A person with a loving attitude doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful that they're there.
A loving attitude doesn't give, hoping to get something in return, giving even when there is no ability to receive anything back.
A loving attitude takes the time to hug the child or parent or spouse despite the many chores that are left to do.
A loving attitude makes a choice to refuse to let things bug it; it trains our minds not to overreact.
A loving attitude never misses an opportunity to say, "I love you."
A loving attitude doesn't expect life to be problem free.
A loving attitude keeps its promises.
A loving attitude allows others to be imperfect, but love also sets loving and reasonable boundaries.
A loving attitude speaks softly and encourages a sense of humour.
A loving attitude doesn't let negative, stressful, condemning, angry, resentful thoughts fester and spoil the mood.
A loving attitude never takes loved ones for granted. It treats them every day as if this is the last day we will see them.
A loving attitude results in the positive emotional climate in which others can flourish. It is the grease that makes relationships work. It allows us to slow things down, lowers the noise level, increase respect and the willingness to sit and listen
People with a loving attitude can face anything. There is nothing that they cannot overcome, nothing that will take away their hope in the future and their belief in the goodness of God.
3. An Attitude of Love Is Not Bound By The Limitations Of Spiritual Gifts (13:8b-14:1a)
8 Love never ceases. Prophecies will end, speaking in languages (lit. tongues) will cease, knowledge will pass away 9 because our knowledge is limited, as are our prophecies. 10 So when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, judged like a child. But when I became a man, I set aside my childish ways. 12 For now, we look into a mirror and only see things unclearly, but then (we will see) face to face. At this time I know in part, but then I will know fully even as I am fully known. 13 But for now there remain these three: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love. 14:1a Pursue love!
Why do you think that Paul writes that a loving attitude never ceases, never stops? And why will acts of service using spiritual gifts like prophecy, a word of knowledge, and speaking in tongues?
For one, the attitude of love is part of God, part of Jesus, part of the Holy Spirit. In as far as we carry that loving attitude within us, to that extent we take part in and reflect Him, the perfect One. And as God's loving attitude toward us is eternal, so our loving attitude toward God and others, follows us into eternity. However, the spiritual gifts cease with our death. We won't need them in heaven.
By the way, some believers will take these verses to argue that the gifts of apostleship and prophecy and tongues all ceased with the apostolic age, that is, once the original apostles died, they ceased to function. However, that's not what the passage is indicating. In fact, Paul thought of forbidding the gifts as quenching the Holy Spirit (1 Thess 5:19-20 – do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophetic words).
Then Paul says that the spiritual gifts of prophecy and tongues and knowledge are limited because we know so little about God who gives them. We grasp just a portion of the will of God and relay it through prophecy to others.
Paul refers to the limited knowledge that a child has in order to point out the limitations of spiritual gifts.
When I went back to one of the houses we lived in during my childhood, I could barely recognize it. It was a tiny bungalow with a one car detached garage and a small yard. My memories were of a larger house with a big garden. There are so many things that are vague and blurred. My vocabulary was limited. My insight into how things really functioned was small. I was naïve and ignorant of so many things.
As an adult, I think and act differently from when I was a child. And just as I set aside my childish ways, so I will lay aside my spiritual gifts when I die. They are no longer necessary in heaven because everyone will see God, hear God, experience God, know God in a way that simply is not possible this side of eternity. They will seem like child's play in comparison to the truths and abilities we will possess then. Then we will know fully, even as we are fully known, not just by God, I believe, but by others as well.
Then Paul refers to the image in a mirror to point out the limitations of spiritual gifts. Mirrors back then were nothing more than polished metal that wasn't 100% flat, so it did not produce a clear image like mirrors do today.
So the image in the sheet metal does not reveal a perfectly clear and undistorted picture. Partial enlightenment may be found this side of eternity, as we study, dissect, meditate, ruminate, reflect, pray, become more aware, more self-aware.
So while the image of who we are, who God is, and what life is all about, what's really important, may get clearer, full enlightenment is only possible in the life to come.
But even this side of eternity, a loving attitude is superior to the spiritual gifts given to us for the benefit of others. A loving attitude will keep relationships intact long after the most amazing spiritual gifts are used. A loving attitude will impact lives long after the greatest sermon is forgotten.
We can be gifted in so many ways, but if we lack a loving attitude we may not even use them. And because this side of eternity we only know a part of reality, life, ourselves, others and God … because we only see a distorted reflection of what really is, … we can fall back into being selfish and self-centered – unless we have a loving attitude.
At the heart of these verses is Paul's main point - the spiritual gifts are inferior to a loving attitude because they are a passing phenomenon.
And that brings us to the last verse in chapter 13 and one of the most difficult to understand. Paul moves us back into the present situation of the church:
At the present time, faith, hope and love continue at the very center of the Christian life. Faith in Jesus Christ, hope in an eternal life, and love, as the essence of the Christian life. Of these three love is the greatest because only it remains. Faith will be transformed into sight. Hope will be fulfilled. But love reigns eternal.
Paul writes in 14:1 - pursue love, go after it, strive for it with all your heart.
The fruit of the Spirit, including the seed of a loving attitude, are planted in our hearts when we are saved. So we have the choice. We can consciously water that seed, fertilize it, water it, encourage it along. In other words, we actively and purposefully pursue a loving attitude. Or we can consciously ignore this seed implanted in us, neglect it, squelch it. The question is, what are you and I doing with that seed? Has it grown into a sapling? Has it developed into a full-grown plant that is producing fruit? Are we allowing the difficulties and joys of life to rob or encourage an attitude of love in our hearts?


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Match 1, Best of 5 Series
4:01 AM It's what we've been waiting for...@Cloud9 versus @FNATIC! Semifinals starting NOW! We predict a #FNCWIN with 70% chance to win, but we'll be providing live updates as the game progresses! Stay tuned! #Worlds2018 #lolesports
4:15 AM And - we're on the RIFT! Game 1! @FNATIC 70% chance to win. Good luck @Cloud9! Let's see how it plays out! #worlds2018 #lolesports
4:18 AM FIRST BLOOD! @FNATIC - in the mid lane with a combo between Leblanc and Lee Sin! 74% chance for a #FNCWIN versus @Cloud9. #worlds2018 #lolesports
4:21 AM Aggressive action on the top side! Watch out for the turret damage @Cloud9. 82% chance for a #FNCWIN! #worlds2018 #lolesports
4:25 AM Another top side gank from jungle and mid lane! 5-0 kills for @FNATIC versus @Cloud9! Moving up to an 88% chance to win for a #FNCWIN. Can @Cloud9 respond?! #worlds2018 #lolesport
4:30 AM Teleports out in the bottom lane! Everyone shows up and it doesn't go well for @Cloud9! Kills 10-1 and a turret pickup for @FNATIC. 97% chance for a #FNCWIN. #worlds2018 #lolesports
4:33 AM Turrets dropping in all lane for @Cloud9. 99% chance for @FNATIC to win. No response to get us to a #C9WIN #worlds2018 #lolesports
@FNATIC picks up FIRST BARON within 20 minutes after winning a skirmish in the mid lane! Our model now predicts 100% chance for @FNATIC to beat @Cloud9 in game 1! #Worlds2018 #lolesports
4:40 AM And we see @Cloud9 nexus go down within 25 minutes in match 1. Tough match for them, but great work for @FNATIC! Let's see how #C9 will respond in the next match. #worlds2018 #lolesports
Match 2, Best of 5 Series
4:59 AM Aaannddd - here we go with MATCH 2 of @Cloud9 versus @FNATIC. We're predicting 70% chance for #FNCWIN. BUT we have very interesting and aggressive champion picks in this match! Let's see what happens! #worlds2018 #lolesports
5:13 AM FIRST BLOOD and then a dragon pick up for @Cloud9! Moving down the @FNATIC chance to win to 59%. #worlds2018 #lolesports
@FNATIC barely keeps mid lane turret alive while taking the @Cloud9 turret in bot lane! % chance for #FNCWIN up to 76%! #worlds2018 #lolesports
@Cloud9 wins a 5v5 in the river near mid lane! Picking up 2 unanswered kills! 28% chance for #C9WIN! @FNATIC still with a strong chance to win. #worlds2018 #lolesports
@FNATIC wins a mid lane team fight and then secures first baron! 88% chance for a #FNCWIN for this match! Tough couple minutes for @Cloud9 #worlds2018 #lolesports
@Cloud9 responds with 2-0 kills on the bot side, but they've got turrets dropping in all other lanes! Now a 96% chance for @FNATIC to win this match #worlds2018 #lolesports
5:33 AM QUADRAKILL for the Azir to win the game for @FNATIC! Well done! Unfortunately @Cloud9 is now down 0-2! Can they pull off a #reversesweep and make it to the finals?! #worlds2018 #lolesports
Match 3, Best of 5 Series
5:50 AM Here we gooo! MATCH 3 of @FNATIC versus @Cloud9 - pick ban phase in progress. We predict 70% chance for a #FNCWIN but a reverse sweep would result in #C9WIN. Let's see what happens! #worlds2018 #lolesports
5:57 AM First blood! In the bot lane for @FNATIC! Moving #FNCWIN up to a 74% chance against @Cloud9 ! #worlds2018 #lolesports
@FNATIC picks up another kill - in the top lane this time. Moving their chances to win to 78%! @Cloud9 has good vision control, but struggling to capitalize. #worlds2018 #lolesports
6:06 AM Turrets traded as @Cloud9 takes the bottom lane outer and @FNATIC takes the top lane outer! Still 78% chance for a #FNCWIN #worlds2018 #lolesports
6:10 AM Team fight in the mid lane with both teleports coming out! @Cloud9 picks up 2 kills - making an even game in kills and #C9 ahead in turrets. Reducing @FNATIC chance to win to only 54%! #worlds2018 #lolesports
@Cloud9 for the first time in this match pulls into the lead! 55% chance for them to win this match! Is this the beginning of #C9WIN? How does @FNATIC respond? #worlds2018 #lolesports
6:17 AM And a crushing response from @FNATIC! They counter teleport, win a team fight and then claim baron! Back to 77% chance for a #FNCWIN! #worlds2018 #lolesports
6:21 AM Massive team fight and @FNATIC comes out on top - and they're heading toward the nexus! But they back away - leaving @Cloud9 to still try to come back! 95% chance for #FNCWIN #worlds2018 #lol
@FNATIC picks up a SECOND baron and turns around a team fight to end up crushing @Cloud9! Now a 98% chance for #FNCWIN. Is there anything #c9 can do for a #C9WIN?! #worlds2018
6:26 AM In a final push, @FNATIC takes it home with 3-0 sweep against @Cloud9! #FNCWIN comes out! Good efforts @Cloud9 - great showing from NA! #worlds2018 #lolesports

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Tomorrow begins the SCG Open Series weekend in Somerset, New Jersey. On Sunday I will be throwing 40-card elbows with fellow SCG contributors past and present Joshua P. Ravitz and Thea "Darksteele Cube" Steele—but that still leaves our hero with a 75-card dilemma for Dragon's Maze's inaugural Standard Open.
In times past I used a variety of playtesting strategies. For years I would just play Apprentice with myself for 10+ hours a week during the weekdays, jamming a ten-game set before work—a hardnosed, head down technology taught to me by Eric Taylor via Kai Budde. For getting to understand the ins and outs of both sides of a matchup, there is no peer to grinding Apprentice against yourself. Because Apprentice is not real Magic or any facsimile, for it you can do stuff like stack one deck to a perfect draw to gauge the speed of God hands or always give the experimental deck a sideboard card to measure how good it is or if it's worth the plane ticket to Paris.
Then, by the weekend, I would be relatively well armed for serious IRL playtest sessions with Osyp, Josh, Steve, Billy Moreno, Paul Jordan, Julian Levin, or Asher Hecht. In the glory days of the Apprentice program, we would plop Bella in front of Curious George on infinite repeat and just figure out the optimal lists via relentless tuning and one-upsmanship. Shocking that the child turned out a genius anyway.
The kids got older, including the Apprentices. Paul, one of "my kids," has kids. Multiple went off to college or got jobs; Clark, a firecracker from the outset, was never as compliant to playtest sessions. The last Sunday session had a shirtless toddler Bella drowning an Eeyore in the toilet to distract her dad from Threshold v. Flash-Hulk. At least it produced Billy's masterwork and Steve's Grand Prix win. After, I largely switched to Magic Online.
So for tomorrow, here was the strat: I limited myself to only aggressive decks to try and grind. Time being limited, no new cards being on Magic Online, presumption being that most opponents come Saturday will be short new cards or stuck on untuned lists (or sucking on suboptimal mana bases). I want to punish stumblers, quickly off mana screw victims, generally put opponents on their heels, and have them shaking their fists at how lucky my draws and topdecks are.
Nothing, nothing, cute. It's bad enough losing to a corner case Fog as a beatdown deck, but at least you can all-in or one-shot them. But how horrible is losing to Fog with 100 Tribute to Hungers in grip? Threats. Non-interactive if possible. You know, lots of the stuff I wrote about last week. I figured twenty tournaments would be enough prep to at least pick a deck. Here's how they shook out.
Deck #1: Frank Karsten Naya Blitz
Creatures (39)
- 4 Boros Elite
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Champion of the Parish
- 4 Experiment One
- 4 Flinthoof Boar
- 4 Frontline Medic
- 3 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 4 Lightning Mauler
- 4 Mayor of Avabruck
- 1 Silverblade Paladin
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Lands (21)
Rather than playing no sideboard and mono-bluffing, I decided to actually play a sideboard. Frank suggested three Fiend Hunters and / or Nearheath Pilgrims for the mirror (in place of the against-beatdown-weak Thalia, Guardian of Thraben). I tried both with the contra positive assumption that if Thalia is bad against beatdown, the fourth must have some value against targeted opponents.
I really Really REALLY didn't like the look of the deck against the card Boros Reckoner, so I just threw some into the sideboard in an effort to not get blown out by it. Naya Blitz isn't the optimized Reckoner beatdown deck, but having one in play can keep you from auto-losing on thirteen life—as long as you have the opponent low enough as well. Turns out that Naya Blitz is unacceptably bad against Boros Reckoner.
I put out a call on Twitter; my beloved Twitter army came back with a variety of "draw Champion of the Parish on turn 1" and attempts to conditionally overpower with Ghor-Clan Rampager, but there was nothing strategic.
I bugged Brian Kibler over Facebook.
"Some beatdown decks just lose to Boros Reckoner," he said. I remembered back to the last New Jersey Open when Osyp had mentally put together what would be U/R/W Flash—but didn't have the cards yet. He saw Boros Reckoner as the anti-beatdown. Let's be honest, it is a pretty good beatdown.
Match 1: Naya Blitz Mirror
I won the flip and got second turn Burning-Tree Emissary both games.
He sided in Nearheath Pilgrim; in an interest of not over-sideboarding, I sided in only Fiend Hunter. His Pilgrim was good, but my Hunter was better. I had essentially one decision I could have made over the two-game match, but as he didn't play around my Ghor-Clan Rampager, I didn't get the chance to make it.
Win, 1-0
Match 2: U/R/W Reckoner
I got game 1, though it was pretty tight.
Game 2 he had perfect answer after perfect answer. At one point, I tanked roughly forever. Attack with my Fiend Hunter or no? Battalion or no? Play around Azorius Charm, or play around Restoration Angel? Turns out he had Snapcaster Mage (for the Azorius Charm in his graveyard), Restoration Angel, and another Restoration Angel. Things did not go well for our hero.
Game 3 he played Reckoner, Reckoner, and a third Reckoner. This deck is not good against Boros Reckoner.
Loss, 1-1
Match 3: Act 2
Game 1 I got a frankly remarkable start, but he got two Blood Artists, which kept him alive despite the unholy amount of pressure and combat advantage I put on. I just kept splattering his 1/1s—and losing a couple of life points while he gained a couple.
Just don't have the Aristocrat...
He had the Aristocrat. Falkenrath Aristocrat, double Blood Artist, turn 5 kill. Exactsies.
Game 2 I had essentially no shot. I can see why Brad likes this deck so much was what I was thinking through all the head spinning. This deck is not very good against Boros Reckoner.
Loss, 1-2
Match 4: Mono-Green Ooze
You make the play!
Can you think of a reason you would ever put an unenhanced Gyre Sage in front of one of those 1/1s on turn 2 or 3? Any reason at all? What is your best outcome here? That I blow a Giant Growth and you trade Giant Growth for Gyre Sage? Is a one-for-one where we trade one mana for two and you save one point of damage worth your Sage?
Obviously, I sent the Ghor-Clan Rampager in bloodrush style and got in for good money.
I would have thought this would have been a match to win since I was playing a pretty established Deck to Beat-level list and he was playing half of Brian Kibler's deck. We went to three, and I got locked down by all his Predator Oozes and stuff that makes stuff fight each other.
Loss, 1-3
It was pretty hard to keep going at this point, but my strategy was to go ten tournaments and see what came out the other side. The Ooze match exposed the inflexibility of the Naya list. Reckoner is a superior combat creature with a utility edge that Naya as it stands can't easily remove. But utility creatures—actual guys that tap to do interesting things—are an even bigger problem if left unopposed. Like Bob used to kid about Limited decks with no Dark Banishings, "If it hits play...it's staying there." Head down. Grind. Six more, michaelj.
Match 5: Travis Woo Fog
I figured this would be an atrocious matchup. I am a mono-beatdown deck. He is a deck that stops decks that try to win uncomplicated games in The Red Zone.
But like Dave said, there are no wrong threats, only wrong answers. I just put everything out there to try to win as quickly as possible, and I did. Twice.
Win, 2-3
I realized I could actually affect the game a bit in a matchup like this and that I wasn't likely to need both my Pilgrims and my Fiend Hunters. I revised the sideboard with:
-3 Nearheath Pilgrim
-1 Ghor-Clan Rampager
+4 Skullcrack
Creatures (39)
- 4 Boros Elite
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Champion of the Parish
- 4 Experiment One
- 4 Flinthoof Boar
- 4 Frontline Medic
- 3 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 4 Lightning Mauler
- 4 Mayor of Avabruck
- 1 Silverblade Paladin
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Lands (21)
- 4 Boros Reckoner
- 4 Fiend Hunter
- 2 Boros Charm
- 4 Skullcrack
- 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Skullcrack actually allows you to play a strategic game against Fog. Commit to the board, let them set up for a big Fog defense; kill them to death by preventing prevention. Skullcrack is also a nice way to kill Planeswalkers.
Frank Karsten Naya Blitz v. 2
Match 6: Bant Biomancer
He was playing a Master Biomancer deck. So that might seem like a snap-LOL, but the problem is if I don't kill him super quick like, all of a sudden he has two huge guys and I can't easily remove creatures. Then he plays some giant and kills me with it, yeah?
We split the first two; I mulled to four in game 3. Normally, I am not overly frowny face over mulling low, but I had a lot of three-drops in (Fiend Hunter, Boros Reckoner) to try to compete with his bigger and more powerful drops. So a mull to four was devastating given my higher curve.
Loss, 2-4
Match 7: Gruul Aggro
Kind of an unremarkable win. I think he stumbled and didn't draw an excess of Reckoners (luckily).
Win, 3-4
Match 8: U/R/W Pike
Pretty surprised I got this one since he had Izzet Staticaster, which might be an even bigger beating than Boros Reckoner. Luckily, I saw Izzet Staticaster off of Thought Scour.
Win, 4-4
Match 9: BUG Evolve
Nothing to see here, really.
Win, 5-4
Match 10: G/W Ramp
We split the first two, with him hitting Garruk, Primal Hunter and protecting it reasonably well both games. Well, really well in game 1 since I never actually removed it and he destroyed me that game.
Game 3 he got stuck on four mana for a while, so he couldn't destroy me with his superior creatures.
On one hand, last Open I played G/W Ramp, and I think it can be a good strategy; on the other hand, this match illustrates why I want to play an aggro deck this weekend. He had a solid strategy and demolished me game 1. I have no flexibility and managed to finish him in three—because his cards are big and clunky and that's it.
Win, 6-4
The 4-0 run at the end felt pretty good obviously and managed to salvage a positive EV if not a spectacular record.
I came to respect the potential speed of Naya Blitz, but even though I want to play beatdown, I realized this is not going to be the deck for me. I made very few non-obvious decisions and felt utterly helpless in all four of my losses. Not that I am likely to play against Mono-Green Ooze or Bant Biomancer—just big / tough guys in those cases, which are not that unusual to play against. Also, I think Boros Reckoner is on the short list for best creature in the format (maybe best card), and I have no interest in playing a deck that scoops to a glorified Gnarled Mass.
Deck #2: Jun'ya Takahashi Bant Hexproof
Creatures (20)
- 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 2 Fencing Ace
- 4 Invisible Stalker
- 4 Loxodon Smiter
- 2 Silverblade Paladin
- 4 Geist of Saint Traft
Lands (22)
Spells (18)
- 3 Nearheath Pilgrim
- 3 Ground Seal
- 3 Nevermore
- 2 Pacifism
- 2 Faith's Shield
- 2 Feeling of Dread
I made one change to Takahashi's list, which was to cut the Overgrown Tomb for a Glacial Fortress. I guess it could have been a Hinterland Harbor. In case you didn't figure it out by looking at this list, the only card that Overgrown Tomb particularly casts is Gift of Orzhova. This decision actually bit me once but not enough that I think it is wrong.
Match 1: BUG Delver
He had both Tribute to Hunger and Devour Flesh main.
On top of that, his deck is all about rebuying instants as two-for-ones, and mine is all about putting more and more stuff on hexproof guys. Ugly.
Loss, 0-1
Match 2: U/W Spirits
Lots of the games with Bant Hexproof I have no notes.
That is because you just go guy, pants, kill the opponent.
This one I sided in Nearheath Pilgrim to help race.
Win, 1-1
Match 3: Gruul Aggro
Easily raced with Gift of Orzhova and Feeling of Dread.
I was initially apprehensive RE: Loxodon Smiter, but that card was consistently awesome at holding the ground for me against aggro.
Win, 2-1
Match 4: Esper Control
He was basically Orzhov Control as he was mana screwed both games. He tapped out for like a Lingering Souls, and I just put 100 Pants on some guy and killed him to death. First of many occasions I wanted something interactive like a Dispel in my sideboard.
Win, 3-1
Match 5: B/R/W Tokens
His deck had all the tight token makers on 2 and 3; I assume it was an Assemble the Legion deck, but we never got far enough into a game to find out. I liked this match since it was relatively decision-intensive. If I am reading him for a Midnight Haunting, what am I supposed to do pre-combat? Ethereal Armor my Geist? Rancor? I didn't want to play into Devour Flesh / Tribute to Hunger when he had BRW up.
Turns out I mostly sat back on Simic Charm for Giant Growth and Unsummon abilities, put some pressure on, and then set up the one-shot.
A really interesting, cerebral match to play from my side, though if you looked at it dispassionately (or perhaps from his side of the table), I think it would have looked one-sided.
Win, 4-1
Match 6: Mono-Red Aggro
I hit turn 2 Geist of Saint Traft both games 1 and 2. One of them I won; the other he chained Boros Reckoner into Hellrider and then played three haste creatures the next turn to kill me from seventeen, which was pretty spectacular.
Game 3 I played so that he would have to have a Brimstone Volley to win, and he didn't. Loxodon Smiter was again awesome.
Win, 5-1
I was feeling understandably pretty great about Bant Hexproof at this point!
Match 7: Mono-Red Aggro
His draws were spectacular all three games. Game 1 I had a pretty solid turn 2 Invisible Stalker / turn 3 enhance draw, but he just killed me on turn 4.
In the decider, I had a decision to make. Either I put him on Hellrider or I put him on other. He missed his fourth land drop the previous turn. I put Gift of Orzhova on my beater to swing for seven lifelink, going for the three-turn clock. He drew the fourth land, played Hellrider, and put me to -1. Disappointing.
Loss, 5-2
Match 8: Jund
I made a decision again, which was to keep a one lander with Avacyn's Pilgrim. I did not draw lands, so he got game 1 with one land in play.
Game 2 I won pretty ho hum.
Game 3 he was on the play and hit a turn 2 Farseek. I had the option to play Loxodon Smiter, but I knew he had all kinds of Dreadbores and other point removal, so I went with Geist of Saint Traft with all the regalia in grip. He answered with a hard cast Bonfire of the Damned, killing the Geist.
He of course had removal for the Smiter; we went long—and that is not the game I want to be playing against a heavy removal deck.
Loss, 5-3
Losing two in a row felt kind of emotionally disempowering, but at least I got to make decisions. They were both wrong! The reality is that you only get better by making mistakes; elsewise, how can you know where you need to readjust?
Match 9: Naya Blitz
It was really interesting to see the inflexibility of Naya Blitz from the other side of the table. Loxodon Smiter was a great stop sign thanks to turn 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim. For quite some time, the Pilgrim was my only source of white mana, but luckily he couldn't remove either. Eventually, I drew a second white to set up Gift of Orzhova, and that was that.
Game 2 I opened on Nearheath Pilgrim + Loxodon Smiter and got ahead big time; traded the Pilgrim for more lifelink; and then played the Gift to keep racing. The mono-beatdown matchups are pretty fun with this deck.
Win, 6-3
Match 10: Naya Zoo
Really fun match to finish it out, as again, I got to make a decision.
He showed me Wolfir Silverheart in game 1, but I raced him.
In game 2, he got a pretty quick Domri Rade; I answered with Loxodon Smiter. Attack him or the planeswalker? I decided on the planeswalker with my flying, lifelinked Elephant as a "play around Wolfir Silverheart" strategy—which was right since he immediately played the big soulbond 8/8. Had I left Domri Rade, he would have fought my Smiter and won.
Instead, I drew Silverblade Paladin, did some quick math, and one-shot him for the kill.
Win 7-3
So…definitely Bant Hexproof. That 7-3 could easily have been 9-1 with some minor different decisions, and I only felt legitimately behind against Devour Flesh + Tribute to Hunger maindeck.
And here is where I give away all my equity.
Creatures (20)
Lands (22)
Spells (18)
- 3 Nearheath Pilgrim
- 3 Ground Seal
- 3 Nevermore
- 2 Faith's Shield
- 2 Feeling of Dread
- 2 Render Silent
I am playing a few new cards despite not testing them yet.
Voice of Resurgence - I sided out Fencing Ace and / or Silverblade Paladin quite a few times. I love Fencing Ace as a concept, but I didn't feel that either of these cards overperformed in the sets I played. On balance, Voice of Resurgence can give me some additional bodies; it actually shores up some of the narrow weaknesses of the strategy.
Unflinching Courage - Not exactly Gift of Orzhova, but easier to cast (no Overgrown Tomb). Flying is a big game, though.
Render Silent - I sided in Pacifism zero times. Feeling of Dread I liked a lot against beatdown, but I don't think you need both. Render Silent is awesome because it gives you some game against Fog, and I wanted some interactive tools in general. I think I am going to be able to get a lot of money on this one this weekend.
If there is one complaint I have about this deck, it is that I don't feel like I get to make very many decisions. Just for fun, here is one for you. It's turn 1—what play do you make?
In this spot, I chose to play Breeding Pool into Avacyn's Pilgrim. The play you want is turn 2 Geist of Saint Traft, and there is at least one other play that can get you there (Temple Garden into Avacyn's Pilgrim). Both plays cost you two life on turn 1. The difference with the Breeding Pool play is that Breeding Pool is the only blue producing land in your hand, you need blue for Geist, and you can hit freebie Sunpetal Grove on turn 2, saving you two life relative to the Temple Garden play. Also, if your Pilgrim dies, you can immediately go Invisible Stalker.
Here is how those twenty tournaments went:
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- Polish Zloty (PLN)
- Argentine Peso (ARS)
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
Precious Metals
- Gold (XAU)
- Silver (XAG)
- Platinum (XPT)
- Palladium (XPL)
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Litecoin (LTC)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Basic Attention Token (BAT)
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
- Dash (DASH)
- Bitcoin Gold (BTG)
Here's a video review of Uphold that notes some of the key benefits to using Uphold. The reviewer (Josh Domsky) also goes over some Uphold F.A.Q's.
Uphold Credit Card Fees
Uphold charges a 3.99% fee when using a debit or credit card to fund your account. This is in addition to the exchange fee Uphold charges. Below is a list of common exchange currencies, along with their fees.
Uphold Exchange Fees
|US Dollar,
British Pound
|Australian Dollar,
Canadian Dollar,
Danish Krone,
Hong-Kong Dollar,
Japanese Yen,
Mexican Peso,
New Zealand Dollar,
Norwegian Krone,
Singapore Dollar,
Swedish Krona,
Swiss Franc
|Chinese Yuan,
Indian Rupee,
Bitcoin Cash,
Visit Uphold pricing page for the full list of currencies with their exchange fees.
Uphold Withdrawal and Deposit Limits
|Deposit Cost
|Deposit Limit
|Withdrawal Cost
|Withdrawal Limit
|Debit/Credit Car
|Min: $50/day
Max: $500/day
|Bank Transfer
|Min: $50/day
Max: $500/day
|$3.99 flat rate
| Min: $50/day
Max: $10,000/day
|Bank Transfer
|Min: €75/transaction
|$3.99 flat rate
|Min: €10/day
Max: €50,000/day
|$2.99 flat rate +
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How to Buy XRP with Credit Card on Uphold
Before starting, you should be aware Uphold only accepts VISA and Mastercard branded credit cards. Also, be sure to ask your credit card provider if this type of payment counts as a cash advance before continuing.
Note: Currently, Uphold doesn't allow credit card funding for the following countries.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Armenia
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas, The
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- Congo
- Congo Brazzaville
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kirghizistan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macedonia
- Malaysia
- Martinique
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montserrat
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Netherlands Antilles
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Puerto Rico
- Philippines
- Republic of Central Africa
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts & Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Surinam
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Ukraine
- US Virgin Islands
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
- Yugoslavia
- Zaire
- Zimbabwe
In order to fund your "XRP card", you must first add funds to your "USD card", "EUR card" or "GBP card". Once those funds are deposited, you can trade those funds to your "XRP card".
When you're ready, begin by going to the Uphold website and logging in to your account. Once you're logged in, click your username and select "Settings" from the drop-down.
On your Uphold account settings page, click the "FUNDING METHODS" link.
Then, select the "Credit/Debit card" option from the funding methods list.
Now, you're ready to enter your credit card details. On success, your card will be added to your account. You can now use this card to fund your USD, EUR or GBP cards.
This funding process takes up to 24 hours to complete. Once your USD, EUR or GBP card is funded, you can trade for XRP coin.
Using the Uphold App to Buy XRP with Credit Card
If you need help getting started, check out my guide on buying XRP quickly and easily. I go over how to navigate the Uphold app and how to fund your XRP card.
Buy XRP with Credit Card on Bitstamp
Bitstamp is a bitcoin exchange founded in 2011, based in Luxembourg. It's safe to say this exchange has been in the crypto space for a Bit…
Bitstamp was made to be an alternative to the Mt. Gox exchange for the Euro client market. It's one of the oldest, most established cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here's a list of countries Bitstamp supports.
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Turkey
- Andorra
- Moldova
- Gibraltar
- Iceland
- Greenland
- Liechtenstein
- Isle of Man
- Faroe Islands
- Åland Islands
- San Marino
- Hong Kong
- China
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Japan
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Israel
- South Africa
- Chile
- Kuwait
- Cayman Islands
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- India
- Lebanon
- Puerto Rico
- Peru
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Dominican Republic
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Jordan
- the Bahamas
- Bahrain
- French Polynesia
- Ecuador
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Barbados
- Réunion
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
- Brunei
- New Caledonia
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique and Sint Maarten
If you are in one of the countries listed above or in the EU 28, you can use Bitstamp. Learn more about using debit/credit card payments on Bitstamp.
Bitstamp Credit Card Fees
Bitstamp will charge you a 5% fee for using a credit card. This is in addition to the fee your credit card issuer may charge you.
Bitstamp Withdrawal and Deposit Limits
There are no withdrawal limits on Bitstamp. However, Bitstamp may ask questions when depositing or withdrawing. You may be required to provide bank and income statements.
On a verified account, you are limited to credit card deposits of $1,500 daily and $15,000 monthly.
How to Buy XRP with Credit Card on Bitstamp
Begin by visiting the Bitstamp deposit page after logging in to your account. If you don't have an account, check out my guide on registering and getting verified on Bitstamp.
Once on the deposit page, you'll have a left sidebar with different deposit methods Bitstamp offers. Click the Credit Card tab to open the credit card deposit page.
If you haven't already confirmed, Bitstamp will ask you to confirm that your credit card is 3D Secure.
What is 3D Secure?
3D secure stands for 3 Domain Server, there are 3 parties that are involved in the 3D Secure process.
- The company the purchase is being made from.
- The Acquiring Bank (the bank of the company)
- VISA and MasterCard (the card issuers themselves)
3D Secure Accepted Cards
- VISA Delta
- Mastercard
- Mastercard Debit
- International Maestro
- UK Maestro
- Laser
- VISA Electron
Additionally, Bitstamp warns you that your bank may count your credit card deposit as a cash advance. To be sure, call up your bank to confirm whether or not this deposit will count as a cash advance.
If you acknowledge the warning, check the "I read and understood the warning" box. Then, click the "CONTINUE" button to proceed.
Bitstamp Credit Card Purchase Error
Upon deposit, you may receive this error: "Unfortunately, your transaction was declined by your card provider. Please review your credit card data and contact card issuer."
To further explain, this error is telling you that your bank blocked your credit card deposit. You will have to call your bank to authorize the payment.
So there's a high probability that your bank will initially block your credit card deposit. This happened to me when I used my credit card on Coinbase.
If this happens to you, call up your bank and tell them to authorize the payment. If possible, tell your bank to also authorize any future payments to Bitstamp.
Select Your Deposit Amount
When depositing via credit card on Bitstamp, you'll be given six options. Five of which are fixed dollar amounts, one custom entered amount.
Now, ensure the "XRP" option under the buying field is selected. Then choose or enter the amount you wish to purchase.
After selecting, you'll be asked to click the "CONTINUE" button to consent to the sending and processing of your personal data to Masterpayment.
After, you'll be taken to the Credit Card Registration form. Finally, enter your credit card brand, number, name on the card, expiration date, and verification number. Once completed, click the "SUBMIT" button.
Once submitted, an instant order will be placed. Then, the purchased cryptocurrency will be credited to your account balance. Visit your Account Balance page to view your new XRP coin balance.
Buy XRP with Credit Card on Paybis
Paybis is a UK based digital currency exchange founded in 2014. They are best known as being the facility for buying crypto with credit cards. You will be required to verify your identity before buying on Paybis.
Paybis verification requires a high-quality photo upload of the front and back of your government issued ID.
In comparison to other popular exchanges, Paybis is lacking in the design department. Additionally, they don't have live chart data, trading screens or price alerts.
Paybis doesn't allow storing your XRP on their exchange. You will need an XRP wallet address to send your purchased XRP to.
If you don't have a wallet, I recommend getting the Ledger Nano S. If you need a free option, I recommend the Toast wallet app for IOS or Android.
Paybis has an easy to use interface for buying XRP with a credit card. Below is a list of cryptocurrencies you can buy with a credit card on Paybis.
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Litecoin (LTC)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Ripple (XRP)
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Restricted Locations
Paybis cannot provide service for the following countries/states.
- United States
- New York (NY)Georgia (GA)Connecticut (CT)New Mexico (NM)Washington (WA)Hawaii (HI)
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
- Ethiopia
- Iran
- Pakistan
- Serbia
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Yemen
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
- Bahamas
- Ghana
The following locations cannot use the credit card purchase method on Paybis.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cuba
- Lao People's Democratic
- Republic
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Lebanon
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Cambodia
- China
- Kyrgyzstan
- Macedonia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Ecuador
- Jordan
Paybis Credit Card Fees
Paybis charges a $5 credit card fee and a 5% commision fee on your total purchase.
Here's a video demonstration of buying crypto with a credit card using Paybis. Of course, you can follow this video and just substitute "Bitcoin" with "XRP".
Now, here's how you buy XRP with credit card on Paybis.
Begin by visiting the Paybis home page. Then, click the "LOG IN / SIGN UP" link in the header to get an account and/or log in.
If you don't have an account, it's easier to login with your Facebook or Google account. You'll see those login options at the top of the signup page.
Once you're logged in to your account, you'll be taken to the purchase form. Here, you'll select "Ripple (XRP)" from the right sidebar as seen below.
Once you're on the XRP buying page, you'll enter the amount you wish to purchase and click the "START TRANSACTION" button.
First, you'll enter your Ripple XRP wallet address. If you haven't been verified, you'll be presented with a verification form.
On the verification form, you'll enter your name, birth date, address, and phone number. Then, you'll upload your ID document front and back. Finally, check both agreement boxes at the end and click the "CONTINUE" button.
You now know of four great exchanges you can use to buy XRP with your credit card. In addition, you've learned the fees involved in using a credit card with each exchange.
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Have you ever purchased crypto from one of these exchanges? What was your experience like? Also, when buying XRP with a credit card, which exchange would you most likely use next time?
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Some time ago, I wrote a post about which Wagamama dishes each of The Decemberists' full-length studio albums would be. Honestly, it was quite… niche. The idea of combining my enthusiasms in unexpected ways continues to appeal, however, and by popular demand today I bring you YA books as Hamilton songs.
Specifically: the YA Book Prize shortlist as songs from genre-busting award-winning Broadway hit Hamilton. Some of these choices were immediately obvious to me, others took some thinking, all of them feel right in my heart.
Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne: The Schuyler Sisters
"You want a revolution? I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration"
This one is a no-brainer. Badass sisters singing about equality! How could I not give the Spinster Club the Destiny's Child number of the musical? I like to imagine Lottie dancing around and declaring her desire for a "mind at work".
One by Sarah Crossan: It's Quiet Uptown
"There are moments that the words don't reach"
The reasoning boils down to "they both make me cry" but there are thematic similarities. The loss of a child, obviously, but also the transformative power of love, grace, and forgiveness. The book and the song both distill moments of transcendent grief into something spare, beautiful, elegiac.
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
"But when you're gone, who remembers your name?
Who keeps your flame?"
I listen to the Hamilton soundtrack on shuffle a lot, and I always skip this song because it makes me lose it. Anyway. Nothing else has the right sweeping scale to match Unbecoming. The whole musical is about legacy and how you'll be remembered, but in this song and in Jenny Downham's gorgeous book, it's made clear that it's those who love you that will tell your story, even after you're gone. Even if you've forgotten the story.
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge: Burn
"And you are paranoid in every paragraph"
In which the unassuming young lady reveals how calculated she can be, in a sinister tone maintained throughout the piece. Both are about women being betrayed and/or failed by men, and going on to carve themselves out a little autonomy in a world that is hostile to the very idea. Musically, Eliza's anthem creates an atmosphere not unlike the close, unsettling world of The Lie Tree.
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson: Helpless
"Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless"
Essentially, a straight historical romance. Of course, there's more going on in Lady Caraboo than that, but this is a swoony whirlwind courtship with a charming female lead and that's good enough for me.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness: Wait For It
"I am the one thing in life I can control"
If anybody is a bystander to someone else's superhero origin story, it's Aaron Burr. Much like Mikey, Burr is not the main character of the story he's narrating. But it's okay, because a lot of things in life you've just got to wait out. Like high school. Or the birth of the nation. Are you picking up what I'm putting down here?
Asking For It by Louise O'Neill: Say No To This
"There's trouble in the air, you can smell it
And Alexander's by himself. I'll let him tell it"
Maria Reynolds and Emma O'Donovan are in different countries, different centuries, different situations, but the stories they have to tell are both about having their agency scraped away and their sexuality appropriated by men. In both cases, the men are pardoned by the other characters but not necessarily the narrative. Both are complex, harrowing portrayals of sexual violence in their way.
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury: You'll Be Back
"My loyal, royal subject
Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever…"
If we read Hamilton as fantasy, King George is the fairytale villain, lurking in the shadowed halls of his castle, going mad with power. This tone seems just right for The Sin Eater's Daughter and its dark fairy tales, not to mention the evil monarch herself, who wants to keep Twylla forever as a "sweet, submissive subject".
Concentr8 by William Sutcliffe: We Know
"Ha! You don't even know what you're asking me to confess"
Someone's been doing some digging, and there's a political scandal afoot. Time for a confrontation. Those darn corrupt politicians! As well as the obvious thematic link, both the book and the song are tight, short, and sharp.
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson: Dear Theodosia
"Look at my son! Pride is not the word I'm looking for"
This was the hardest one to choose a song for, but in the end I think I found the perfect fit. These sons of absent fathers echo Leo's longing for his dad, which is one of the main plot drivers in The Art of Being Normal. The book is about growing up trans, but more than that it's about finding your place in the world, loving and living with your family. Dear Theodosia has the perfect amount of tenderness. Also, in researching this post I have discovered that a) it's influenced by the Decemberists and b) Lin wrote it the week he got his dog. RIP me.
BONUS CONTENT: Please read this article where a lady makes a cake about her feelings for LMM.
Don't forget, I did actually write reviews of the shortlist in the form of reviews, rather than Hamilton songs, and you can read them all under the YA Book Prize category on this blog.
The winner of the YA Book Prize will be announced on 2nd June. (That's Thursday!)


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Hello Roosevelt Families!
My name is Stacy Petersen and I am proud to be the principal of Roosevelt Elementary School.
Roosevelt School holds a very special place in my heart! Not only was I a student at Roosevelt, I also previously served as principal from 2009-2013. I have been an educator since 1995 and a proud member of the School District of Janesville for 17 years.
I hold degrees in elementary education and reading, and a certification in educational leadership. As an educator, I have taught third grade, served as a reading specialist, and have 10 years experience as an elementary principal.
As well, I have two children of my own. I am excited to work with a very dedicated and child-centered staff at Roosevelt. We look forward to collaborating with families to provide a positive and productive learning environment for our students!
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– Charlene Schulze, Sacramento, CA (seller)
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Kim has a great reputation in the complex I was living in. After I met her personally there was no turning back! Kim had ideas about my condo as soon as she saw it the first time … I could see it in the way her eyes twinkled! She improved on this initial vision, and I left town permanently. Kim staged, advertised, negotiated and delivered a final sale while I sat in San Diego. I have already recommended Kim and Lyon's to three people in Davis. – Marcia Jo, Davis, CA (seller)
Kim was fantastic four years ago when our search was not fruitful. No guilt, no judgment. Just patience and cheer. This year we found the place quickly and easily! – L. Crenna, Davis, CA (buyer, investment property)
Kim Merrell Lamb has extensive knowledge of the real estate market in Davis and a solid marketing strategy. We had an offer for the full asking price of the property on the second day of listing and closed escrow within a month. – Xuan Le, Sacramento, CA (seller)
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Glasgow wins fifth crown
BOWLING GREEN — Neither rain nor lightning nor fog can keep the Glasgow Scotties from their appointed rounds.
Glasgow completed its run to the Leachman KHSAA Girls' State Golf Tournament title Thursday, knocking off defending champion West Jessamine 664-669 at Bowling Green Country Club. Scott County took third at 673.
The two-day format was extended by a day because of delays for lightning (Tuesday) and rain (Wednesday). Thursday's play was delayed 35 minutes because of fog.
While West Jessamine made the team finish interesting, cutting a 12-stroke gap to five, there was no individual drama. Just excellence over a 5,689-yard, par-72 layout.
Caldwell County freshman Emma Talley, nine strokes up with three holes left when play resumed, parred out to win by nine with a 65-69—134. Her opening-round and two-round totals are state records.
North Hardin's Lydia Gumm was the only other individual under par, 73-70—143.
Glasgow, which won four consecutive state championships from 1997 through 2000, tied Sacred Heart for the record of five state team titles.
"We knew West Jessamine and Scott County were going to put up a definite fight, which they did," said Mike Harris, who capped 22 years as coach of the Scotties. "I definitely got nervous the last couple holes. When they made the turn at 15, we were down to 7 shots with three to go, and anything can happen."
Glasgow gained two strokes on No. 16, but West Jessamine took a 4-stroke swing on 17. Both teams shot 4-over on No. 18.
"We came prepared," said West Jessamine's Betsie Johnson, who will play for Kentucky next year. "We gave it our best effort. But they're just a better team this year."
Senior Kristen Wilkinson (80-82—162) led Glasgow. Then came freshman Blair Dennison (81-82—163), senior and coach's daughter Laura Beth Harris (86-83—169) and junior Kylie Foushee (83-87—170). No. 5 player Shannon Bishop, a sophomore, shot 104-90—194.
Johnson (72-78—150) topped the Lady Colts, tying for sixth overall. Then came sophomore Emily Haas (80-78—158), senior Sloane Skinner (87-87—174) and seventh-grader Grace Rose (93-94—187). No. 5 was freshman Whitney Deaton (102-99—201).
"The Glasgow girls just came in and outplayed us this week. ... I'm proud of them, I'm proud of my girls," West Jessamine Coach Jen Brown said. "We didn't lose. Second in the state is still good. It's still really good. It's just disappointing, I think, for the girls."
Megan Wilshire, a freshman, led Scott County and tied for third overall.
"All I wanted to do was come out with par the next seven I had to play and get a top-five finish," said Wilshire (76-72—148). "I was pretty pleased with the way I played."
Seniors Megan Sims, Penny Cottew and Demi Cottew, along with sophomore Liz Gumm, completed the Cardinals' third-place team.
Coach Jason Carpenter said team title hopes were lost Wednesday, dropping five strokes to West Jessamine and one to Glasgow over Nos. 6-9.
Thursday, though, "we held it together and kept our composure," he said. "Just too much ground to make up."
Too much ground for anybody to make up on Caldwell's Talley, who was playing her fifth state tourney. She took up the game at age 9, and she finished 27th in the state tournament as a fifth-grader. She progressed to fifth place, then a pair of third-place finishes, before winning it all.
"Last night I knew I had three holes to go ... I knew it wasn't over. My mom always tells me it's not over until the fat lady sings."
Talley said her putting "was the best it's ever been." And she knows she has set a standard that might be difficult to reach again.
"I had two really good rounds this week, so I'm not going to try to break my scores because that's just going to get in my head," she said. "That just wouldn't work."
So she'll work on strategy. After all, she has three more state title possibilities.
■ Award winners included Franklin-Simpson's Kelsey Burell (sportsmanship), Shelby County's Candice Wiley (leadership) and Glasgow's Harris (scholarship).