The Father Difference
This podcast is about helping dads become better fathers.
It’s for dads who want to make a big difference in their kids’ lives (and be the best dads they can be) and want their children to have a loving and present father to help them.
It’s the reason we call it The Father Difference.
When God the Father makes a difference in us, we can make the same difference in our children's lives.
Imagine being the father God desires you to be, actively contributing to your children's dreams and future. Being a dad in their life story is crucial, and I believe it’s your most important role in life.
It only takes one Loving Father to change the course of a family for generations - and one perfect heavenly Father to begin the process in us.
We will post new podcast shows weekly.
It is our hope that The Father Difference will equip you to become the father you were meant to be.
I have coached and equipped men for 34 years in 14 countries.
Will you Join Me?
Praying for you - Ed McGlasson
Episodes
110 episodes
The Secret of being a Great Father
What does it take to be not just a good father, but a transformational one? Former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp brings decades of wisdom to this intimate conversation about the journey from boyhood to manhood to fatherhood—and it may not be what y...
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Identity Crisis: Navigating the Shifting Relationship With Your Growing Child
Have you ever felt your identity slipping away as your once-adoring child transforms into a boundary-testing teenager? That profound shift when your sweet little one who hung on your every word now questions, challenges, or even rejects your gu...
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Forgotten No More
What if the next sentence you speak to your child could rewrite years of silence? I walk through four anchors for any dad who feels forgotten. First, it’s not too late to step back into your children’s lives, even if anger or distan...
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42:56
Reaching Your Distant Child
When your child’s eyes say “Whatever,” most dads reach for a sharper lecture. We chose a different road: start by receiving love, then lead with empathy, presence, and rapid repair. This conversation maps a practical path for fathers, grandfath...
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39:21
Winning A Teen’s Heart, God’s Way
What if the most effective way to influence your teenager isn’t a tighter rule or a louder lecture, but a better question and a braver example? We dig into the real work of fatherhood—how to keep a teen’s heart without losing your own—by shifti...
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Redefining Dad With Faith, Grace, And Grit
What if the guilt you feel as a dad isn’t a verdict, but a message pointing you back to what matters most? We open with a hard truth many men carry—missing moments, long hours, and the quiet fear of not measuring up—and then move toward a bette...
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Be The Man She Can't Resist
We share a simple, hard path for becoming the man your wife wants to draw close to stop fixing, start listening, and build trust through small, steady acts. Stories from the scripture, and practical steps help you earn permission to love well a...
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26:05
Raising Daughters With Courage And Grace
What if the words “Daddy, do you see me?” became the lens for how you father your daughter—and how you lead yourself? We dive into the deeper work beneath tactics, showing why a dad’s secure identity in God unlocks the patience, tenderness, and...
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59:39
Becoming The Dad Your Kids Need
We explore how identity as beloved sons and daughters of God reshapes fatherhood, heals performance-driven parenting, and restores joy. Through stories, scripture, and prayer, we map a path from pressure to presence and invite listeners to be r...
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48:30
How Honest Dads Help Kids Face Struggles With Faith And Courage
We explore how dads can help kids open up by modeling humility, telling the truth about weakness, and asking what God is doing rather than forcing results. Stories of mercy, recovery, and practical prayer show a path from silence to trust and f...
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52:44
Finding Strength When You Can’t Fix Your Family
What if the strongest thing a father can say is, “I can’t fix myself or my kids—but God can!” We lean into that risky honesty and discover how humility, confession, and grace reshape families facing addiction, secrecy, and shame. Guide...
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Recapturing Your Daughter's Heart
We explore how a father’s identity in God reshapes his marriage and parenting, and then delve into practical ways to recapture his daughter’s heart through humility, listening, and genuine apologies. A moving reunion story shows why it’s never ...
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53:43
How Dads Win Their Kids' Ears
We explore how fathers move from force to influence by winning their kids’ hearts, not just their ears. Through stories, scripture, and practical tools, we show how tone, modeling, questions, and genuine apologies rebuild trust and open space f...
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Receiving Sonship: How God Fathers Men To Become Loving, Present Dads
We unpack how receiving sonship from God reshapes a man’s identity, heals father wounds, and empowers dads to love with presence and joy. Stories, scripture, and a simple prayer show how blessing transforms families and gives men courage that i...
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57:59
Freedom Of Sonship
We explore the freedom of sonship and how being adopted and fathered by God reframes identity, restores courage, and reshapes how we lead our families. Ed shares his father’s story, breaks down key scriptures, and offers a simple way to start l...
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48:37
Recapturing Your Teen’s Heart
We explore how to father teenagers without provoking anger, shifting from control to connection through questions, presence, and prayer. We share stories, Scripture, and practical tools to help you keep your teen’s heart and model a lived faith...
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53:04
Receiving the Father's Love: Becoming the Dad Your Kids Need
We explore how a father’s true power begins with receiving the Father’s love, why belief shapes behavior, and how the principle “more is caught than taught” changes home life. Stories of loss, hope, and a prophetic call for prodigals to return ...
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Fathers, Fire, and a Lasting Legacy
We point to one thing that changes a family’s future: the man you become in Christ, lived out in front of your kids when life gets hard. Through fires and loss, we show how formation, not perfection, builds a legacy your children can follow.
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God Works All Things for Good, Even Through Fire
Pastor Ed shares his family's experience of devastating loss during the California wildfires, including the destruction of his son's home in Pacific Palisades, while finding hope through Romans 8:28-29.• Christmas Day theft of grandchil...
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Five Powerful Ways to Transform Your Family Legacy in 2025
Pastor Ed explores the transformative power fathers have in shaping their children's identity, faith, and future through intentional presence and blessing.• Your words as a father have extraordinary power to shape your children's souls ...
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Healing Family Wounds: When Your Child Cancels You
The cancel culture phenomenon has infiltrated family relationships, with many parents experiencing the pain of being "ghosted" by their own children. This growing issue stems from an inability to navigate forgiveness and reconciliation, leaving...
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49:56
Fatherhood's Hard Truth: Receiving to Give
Ed explores the challenging reality that great fatherhood doesn't come naturally but requires receiving God's love first before we can properly give it to our children.• Fatherhood is an impossible job that we can't succeed at through w...
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48:36
Redeeming Fatherhood: Healing and Discovering Your True Worth
If you've ever struggled with the absence of a father or felt the weight of unmet expectations, this session is for you. We'll explore how faith can heal deep wounds and help us discover our true identity.Tune in LIVE to explore:...
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Beyond Turkey: The Art of Speaking Life at Thanksgiving
God wants to use your gratitude to transform your Thanksgiving gatherings this year, turning potential family drama into meaningful connection through the power of genuine appreciation and blessing.• The art of gratitude isn't just sayi...
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