In this episode: some light nerding on Earth–Sun distance fine tuning and habitability, then back to God’s word; Sabbath as gift, church as a space for blessing and honest imperfection. We also open a two‑sided question: Does God exist? We weigh experience vs truth and table forgiveness for next time.

Cautions and notes:

• “He didn’t stop creating, He created rest” is our interpretive summary. The text states God rested, blessed, and sanctified (Genesis 2:1–3).
• Habitability numbers are exploratory and simplified; treat as illustrative, not authoritative.
• “Sabbath was made for man…” is a paraphrase/quotation of Mark 2:27. Observance days vary across traditions.

Selected timestamps

• 00:01:03 Fine‑tuning curiosity
• 00:27:41 Genesis 2:1–3 read and reflected
• 00:35:19 Sabbath as gift, blessing, “meh” Sundays
• 00:58:28 Does God exist? Experience vs truth
• 01:43:18 Moral law, purpose, forgiveness cliffhanger

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Hosts: Daniel Horne and Mickael Wilson.

A reflective trailer for Perfumed Decay: D(ay)s

Following a thread from cosmic wonder to Genesis 2, where questions of fragility, burnout, and Sabbath lead back to the possibility that rest is woven into reality itself.

In Beginnings, we return to Genesis 1 and slow down enough to let the text surprise us again.

This conversation moves through creation, order, goodness, and the strange wonder of light being spoken into being before the heavenly lights are later given their place and purpose. Along the way, we reflect on a world that is not random or self-defining, but spoken, ordered, and called good by God.

This is also where Perfumed Decay begins to take shape: not as a celebration of decay, but as a way of telling the truth that goodness comes first, brokenness comes after. That after brokenness, comes healing.

Come join a conversation about beginnings, wonder, and learning to see with fresh eyes.

In this first official episode of Perfume(D)ecay, Daniel, Mickael, and Steven start with an unfiltered conversation about Steven’s blindness, the tools he uses to navigate daily life, and how disability can shape transportation, dating, and perception. Then the conversation turns to Genesis 1, where the hosts wrestle with creation, light before the sun, the meaning of “let us make man in our image,” and whether belief about origins is central to salvation or secondary to the gospel. The episode closes by unpacking the meaning behind the show’s title, “Perfume Decay,” and a philosophical question: Why is there something instead of nothing?