Love for the Unseen God

Episode 16 - Recorded 6/18/2025 A reflection on what it means to truly see what's already present—God's movement, the quiet unfolding of miracles, and the subtle shifts of awareness that only become clear when the heart opens. The conversation travels through infinity, consciousness, and the limits of perception, revealing how often the mind tries to grasp what only the heart can recognize. Storie...

Episode 15 - Recorded 06/12/2025 Welcome to a conversation about how the mind's search gives way to the heart's knowing. Like the ancient and holy ritual of immersion in the mikveh, the pool where living water enters only when a single brick is removed, this dialogue explores how we learn to remove the brick within the heart, opening it as a vessel ready to be filled once its quiet barriers are se...

Episode 14 - Recorded 06/08/2025 The story of leaving the garden never really ended... it just changed forms. We still reach for knowledge over wisdom, control over communion, self-importance over surrender. This conversation moves through the many ways that fall continues: in science, in religion, in our own restless minds. Yet through the inversion runs a thread of mercy, and the possibility tha...

Episode 13 - Recorded 05/25/2025 This episode moves from the fading voice of conscience to the rediscovery of something higher within everyday life. It reflects on how a culture that replaces God with ego and distraction leaves the soul searching for meaning, and how a simple inner directive — "Go make the coffee" — can become a doorway back to peace. Through stories of silence, humility, the conv...

Episode 12 - Recorded 5/21/2025 This conversation explores what it means to hear God not in thunder or fire, but in the quiet voice within.  How does one move from belief as a mental construct to faith as a living experience of the heart. Topics explored range from surrender, humility, and the practice of "getting out of your own way," to how letting go of control opens space for divine presence t...

Episode 11 - Recorded 5/15/2025 Have you experienced a heart-based knowing that reveals truth beyond the mind's reach? This discussion attempts to touch into this question and more. For example, what might the purpose of stopping one's mind actually be? What might it mean to share faith without proselytizing? Without demanding another's experience of God be just like yours? There is discussion aro...

Episode 10 - Recorded 4/30/2025   This discussion explores one of life's hardest questions: Why does a loving God allow suffering? From Job's ancient trials to the temptations of Jesus on the temple, the problem of evil, the role of free will, and how suffering becomes a test of faith. Along the way, they reflect on mindfulness, miracles, and Revelation as a coded message of hope challenging the i...

Episode 9 - Recorded 4/30/2025 Prayer is more than words, it's a way of living. This chat explores how constant prayer shows up in everyday life, from practicing patience in traffic to resisting frustration with scam calls. Along the way, the conversation turns to the strangeness of Revelation, the story of Balaam, and the warnings to the Nicolaitans. Are angels and demons too unbelievable for mod...

Episode 8 - Recorded 4/23/2025 This talk attempts to trace the mystery of God's fire and light, how resistance creates heat, how Christ's eyes of fire in Revelation burn away what cannot last, and how love flows when we stop resisting. Along the way, they explore Paul's possibly misunderstood words on "submission," the difference between Hebrew's concrete poetry and Greek abstraction, and how our...

Episode 7 - Recorded 4/23/2025 Miracles aren't really about healing. They're about faith. In this episode, Josh and Geoff talk about how God uses signs to shape hearts, build trust, and draw people closer to Him. They explore the reality of modern slavery and human trafficking, the way wealth and consumption create illusions of freedom, and how the Gospel of John is deeper than the ocean, an invit...

Episode 6 - Recorded 8/18/2025 In this episode of  Love for the Unseen God , hosts Josh and Geoff revisit their recent appearance on J Brown's Yoga Talks Podcast to explore a provocative question: Why do we gender God? They consider the historical, cultural, and ethical implications of predominantly male imagery for God in different tradition—especially for people who may have experienced harm in...

Episode 5 - Recorded 4/03/2025 In this continuation of their conversation on distance healing, hosts Josh and Geoff explore the mystery of prayer, presence, and God's nearness. They reflect on how healing across distance is woven into the very fabric of faith—because every prayer is, in some sense, an act of trust beyond what we can see. Through stories of personal experience, humor, and theologic...

Episode 4 - Recorded 4/23/2025 In this episode of  Love for the Unseen God , hosts Josh and Geoff reflect on the struggle between self-focus and becoming truly other-focused. They share how God uses everyday moments—whether on an airplane or in a checkout line—to draw us into love and connection. Josh and Geoff share stories about prayer in unexpected places: a simple blessing on an airplane, or a...

Episode 3 - Recorded 2/27/2025 In this episode of  Love for the Unseen God , Josh Thomas and Dr. Geoff Dugue talk candidly about what it means to walk through confusion, doubt, and disorientation while still grounding in faith. Drawing from their personal histories and spiritual turning points, they explore how moments of darkness often become invitations into deeper clarity. Their conversation to...

Episode 2 - Recorded 1/15/2025 This second episode of Love for the Unseen God starts with the same intro as Episode 1—but don't be fooled. What follows is a very different, deeply personal conversation that unfolded unexpectedly after the first recording wrapped. Josh Thomas and Dr. Geoff Dugue continue their unfiltered exploration of faith, friendship, and spiritual awakening—this time leaning mo...

Episode 1 - Recorded 1/15/2025 In this first episode of Love for the Unseen God, hosts Josh Thomas and Dr. Geoff Dugue open up about what led them to hit "record." What began as unstructured conversations about God—filled with curiosity, conviction, and mutual respect—has become a space for honest dialogue across differences. Josh is a recently reborn follower of Jesus with a background in yoga, e...