<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>GodScent Journal</title><description>Perfume in the Bible, and what it still means to wear it.</description><link>https://godscent.store/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Anointing Oil vs. Perfume: What&apos;s the Difference?</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/anointing-oil-vs-perfume/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/anointing-oil-vs-perfume/</guid><description>Anointing oil vs perfume is a real distinction in Scripture, not a marketing one — Exodus 30 explicitly restricts one and leaves the other free for anyone to wear.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biblical Scents and Their Meaning: A Guide to the Aromas of Scripture</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/biblical-scents-meaning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/biblical-scents-meaning/</guid><description>Biblical scents show up more often than most readers notice — named in purification rituals, love poetry, royal garments, and a warning about a stranger&apos;s perfumed bed. Here&apos;s a working guide.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fragrance of Christ: What 2 Corinthians 2:15 Means</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/fragrance-of-christ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/fragrance-of-christ/</guid><description>The fragrance of Christ, in Paul&apos;s own words to the Corinthians, is not a compliment. It&apos;s a smell that means life to some people and death to others — and it&apos;s the verse GodScent is named after.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frankincense and Myrrh: Meaning, History, and Why They Were Gifts for a King</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/frankincense-and-myrrh-meaning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/frankincense-and-myrrh-meaning/</guid><description>The frankincense and myrrh meaning behind the magi&apos;s gifts to a newborn king runs deeper than luxury — one points to worship, the other to burial, and Scripture keeps them mostly separate.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Perfume in the Bible: Every Fragrance in Scripture and What It Means</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/perfume-in-the-bible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/perfume-in-the-bible/</guid><description>Perfume in the Bible is not a footnote — it runs from a garden in Eden&apos;s aftermath to an empty tomb, through more than forty passages naming specific fragrances, oils, and incense. Here is the whole sweep, in one place.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spikenard and the Alabaster Jar: The Most Extravagant Gift in the Gospels</title><link>https://godscent.store/journal/spikenard-alabaster-jar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://godscent.store/journal/spikenard-alabaster-jar/</guid><description>Spikenard in the Bible appears at a dinner in Bethany, poured from a broken alabaster jar — the most extravagant gift the Gospels record, and the one that named GodScent&apos;s first fragrance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>