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
105 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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Episode 2
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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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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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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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41:37
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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47:32
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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What Father Are You Listening To?
Pastor Ed challenges fathers to examine what voice they're listening to when parenting their children and how this shapes their fatherhood journey. He shares a personal revelation that transformed his approach to fathering—learning to hear God'...
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The Father's Eternal Love
God wants to make fathers great again by equipping men to be the best fathers, husbands, and men of God they can be. We explore how connecting to the Father's love for you directly impacts your effectiveness as a parent and leader in your home....
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Faith Over Fear: Navigating Election Night as a Christian Parent
Pastor Ed explores how Christian parents should navigate election tensions while maintaining their primary identity as followers of Christ and leaders of their families. Using Psalm 2 as a foundation, he reminds us that God laughs at the nation...
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God's Plan to Re-Father You Will Change Everything
The promise of fatherhood represents God sharing His most significant role with us, giving men the opportunity to reflect His character to their children and make a profound difference in their lives. When we understand how God fathers us, we c...
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55:39
Healing the Fatherless Wound
The fatherless wound that began when Adam broke his relationship with God has plagued mankind ever since, responsible for leading social problems in our society today. Whether you had a father who was physically absent or emotionally unavailabl...
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39:40
Your Voice Changes Everything: How Fathers Build Identity
There's nothing more powerful for a child than having their father publicly declare his love and delight in them, giving them a foundation of identity that helps them navigate life's challenges.• A father's voice carries a unique author...
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