The Bench Podcast

Have you ever wondered why life suddenly feels uncomfortable, why things no longer seem to fit, or why everything around you feels like it's changing? What if the discomfort you're experiencing is not a setback but a sign that God is preparing you for a new season? Sometimes, before God takes us into a new chapter of our lives, He begins to change our surroundings, our priorities, our rela...

The REAL Value: We ALL Need Each Other | The Bench Podcast What is the real value of human connection, and why do we all need each other to grow, succeed, and thrive in life? In this episode of The Bench Podcast, we explore the importance of relationships, the power of community, and the truth that no one succeeds entirely alone. In a world that often celebrates independence and individual achieve...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason. A space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. On this episode, Franklin is joined by his close friend Liz, and they have an honest conversation about the comfort zone, and how Christ calls us out of it as we follow him. They share personal experiences of b...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason. A space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. On this episode, Franklin is riding solo and he has ANOTHER conversation about abuse. He dissects the topics of love and abuse seperately, and how they relate to faith in Jesus, He also emphasises that both can...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason. A space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. On this episode, Franklin is joined by his friend Dean, and they have a conversation about failure and perseverance. The conversation focuses on what it feels like to your "spark" as a follower as Jesus. They h...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. On this episode, Franklin is solo, and he talks through the topic of abuse and how it relaes wit the character of God. He emphasies that God is love, and the devil is the source of sin. He also highlights that...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. On this episode, Franklin is joined by Nathalie, and they have an honest conversation about coming from a legalistic aftcian church background and finding Christ outisde of it. They share experiences of where a...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :) Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/ Social media pages The Bench Insta - https://www.instagram...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin adrresses two topics. Firstly, he talks about navigating sexual attaraction as a Christian. How soemtimes it can be difficult to distinguish sexual attarction from lust, and how sexual...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin dives into the topic of serving in the church and ministry. He highlights that serving God in the capacity of "Ministry" is by calling, not by prefernce, and so not everyone who is a C...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by his friend Vicky, and they talk through some serious topics. The talk about Church discipline, and how as a body, it is important for the church to remove people who are h...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is flying solo. He spends some time dissecting the topic of mentorship. What it is, what it feels like, looks like, sounds like, as well as sharing some personal insights from his expe...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Ebe and they just laugh😭😭😭 They talk about some of their early faith experiences, navigating life after giving your life to Christ, and having peace in the middle of di...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Olivia ad they talk about intimacy with God. They talk about how God gives specific instructions, and it is only when we draw close to him that we know what we should be d...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Joel, and they talk about friendship, manhood, and love. They discuss the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus, and how he is the only one that can fill...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Grace and they have an honest conversation about pain. They talk about some of Jesus's painful experiences and how he navigated them, and liken them to ours. They also tou...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about taking care of your body as a Christian. He stresses the importance of caring for the body, highlighting that the bosy is a gift from God that we must steward. He also talk...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin sits down with his friend Nora, and they talk about what it's like when you're new to following Jesus, and some of the struggles that arise. They talk about navigating social media, an...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Sean, and together they dive into several topics. They talk about the importance of having a healthy relationship with our emotions as believers, and how we cannot allow o...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about being changed by Christ, and what that actually means. He shares his experiences of being changed over the course of his walk with Christ, and how it takes time, consistenc...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Jodie and they discuss a range ot topics. They talk about the narrative of faith that children are given and how it shapes them as the grow older, they explore their indiv...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is running solo, amd he talks about some of the lessons he has been learning in his walk with God. He talks about how it feels when God exposes parts of the heart that are in need of w...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is running solo, amd he talks about some of the lessons he has been learning in his walk with God. He talks about how it feels when God exposes parts of the heart that are in need of w...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Chris, and they talk about navigating the deep end. A place full of uncertainty, and learning to trust God there. The share personal experiences of being in the deep end,...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations . We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about being finding yourself in a state of crisis and navigating through it. He shares some of his experiences with being in crisis, and shares some of the things he has learnt. If you l...