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The Father Difference
Ed Tandy McGlasson
110 episodes
1 day ago
Send us a text 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 you expect. Growing up as the son of NFL star and vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Jeff struggled with the pressure of comparison. "I became insecure because I could never be as good a big deal as my dad," he confesses. This vulnera...
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Send us a text 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 you expect. Growing up as the son of NFL star and vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Jeff struggled with the pressure of comparison. "I became insecure because I could never be as good a big deal as my dad," he confesses. This vulnera...
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Christianity
Kids & Family,
Religion & Spirituality,
Society & Culture,
Parenting,
Relationships
Episodes (20/110)
The Father Difference
The Secret of being a Great Father
Send us a text 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 you expect. Growing up as the son of NFL star and vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Jeff struggled with the pressure of comparison. "I became insecure because I could never be as good a big deal as my dad," he confesses. This vulnera...
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4 months ago
53 minutes

The Father Difference
Identity Crisis: Navigating the Shifting Relationship With Your Growing Child
Send us a text 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 guidance can leave you wondering not just how to parent effectively, but who you are when your role seems to be changing beneath your feet. This episode dives deep into one of motherhood's most challenging transitions: maintaining connecti...
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4 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The Father Difference
Forgotten No More
Send us a text 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 distance stands in the way. Second, your blessing still matters; a father’s voice can call out design, not just describe behavior. Third, words either imprison or unlock destiny, so we trade chronic sarcasm for a practice of specific, consistent affi...
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5 months ago
42 minutes

The Father Difference
Reaching Your Distant Child
Send us a text 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, grandfathers, and father-figures who want to reconnect with kids who feel distant and disillusioned—and do it without sacrificing truth or standards. • Receiving the Father’s love to heal wounds • Modeling confession, forgiveness, and repair • Se...
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5 months ago
39 minutes

The Father Difference
Winning A Teen’s Heart, God’s Way
Send us a text 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 shifting from control to connection, from orders to dialogue, and from polished speeches to honest stories of faith under fire. • Mission to equip men to be present, faith-filled fathers • The shift from command to permission-based influence •...
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6 months ago
53 minutes

The Father Difference
Redefining Dad With Faith, Grace, And Grit
Send us a text 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 better promise: God’s strength shows up right where ours runs out. Using 2 Corinthians 12:9 as our anchor, we explore how admitting “I can’t” becomes the starting line for real change at home. • Redefining dad from guilt to greatness • Grace ...
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6 months ago
29 minutes

The Father Difference
Be The Man She Can't Resist
Send us a text 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 and lead with faith. • Letting go of trying to improve your wife • Active listening that seeks feelings and needs • Taming anger by earning the right to influence • Practicing daily appreciation with words and notes • Keeping promises to ...
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6 months ago
26 minutes

The Father Difference
Raising Daughters With Courage And Grace
Send us a text 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 courage a girl needs to thrive. • Naming a daughter’s beauty through presence and blessing • Moving identity from performance to beloved sonship • Asking better questions and modeling forgiveness • Shifting from control to collaboration...
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7 months ago
59 minutes

The Father Difference
Becoming The Dad Your Kids Need
Send us a text 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 refathered by God. • Sonship as core identity and its impact on families • Performance parenting and the harm of “daddy ball” • Adoption by God and being re-fathered • "Like Father, like Son" as a family blueprint • Transformed desires: L...
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7 months ago
48 minutes

The Father Difference
How Honest Dads Help Kids Face Struggles With Faith And Courage
Send us a text 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 from control to connection. • Creating safety through honest confession • Breaking the “I can handle it” lie • Modeling dependence on God like Jesus • Asking better questions and listening well • Praying for alignment with the Father’s wo...
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8 months ago
52 minutes

The Father Difference
Finding Strength When You Can’t Fix Your Family
Send us a text 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. Guided by the story of the withered hand, we unpack why we hide our wounds, how stigma isolates sons and daughters, and what happens when dads go first and stretch out what they’ve been hiding. • Naming addiction as a family reality, not just a child’...
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8 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

The Father Difference
Recapturing Your Daughter's Heart
Send us a text 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 too late to repair trust and end bitterness. • Mission to equip men to lead with love and faith • Early family scripts that distort how we hear women • Identity as God’s beloved son as the foundation • Daughters’ core needs to be seen, h...
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8 months ago
53 minutes

The Father Difference
How Dads Win Their Kids' Ears
Send us a text 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 for guidance. • Mission to equip men to be present, trusted fathers • Why tone shapes a child’s view of God • Listening first and asking questions to build ownership • Shifting from parent–child control to adult–adult respect • Modeling t...
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8 months ago
50 minutes

The Father Difference
Receiving Sonship: How God Fathers Men To Become Loving, Present Dads
Send us a text 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 is not tied to performance. • Why identity flows from who fathers you • How vows against our dads still repeat patterns • The trap of performance and arrival points • Practical listening prayer to follow the Father • Steps to bless childr...
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9 months ago
57 minutes

The Father Difference
Freedom Of Sonship
Send us a text 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 living from a secure name. • Mission to equip men to be present, Christ-centered fathers • Freedom defined beyond sin avoidance into identity received • The false naming of sin, success, and failure challenged • Ed’s origin story and the ...
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9 months ago
48 minutes

The Father Difference
Recapturing Your Teen’s Heart
Send us a text 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 they can follow. • The mission is to equip men to lead families with faith and courage • Why it's best to move from top‑down authority to adult‑to‑adult conversations • Training or leading by example: The sermon they see beats the one t...
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9 months ago
53 minutes

The Father Difference
Receiving the Father's Love: Becoming the Dad Your Kids Need
Send us a text 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 point us toward simple, daily steps of presence. • Mission to equip men to be fathers who make a difference • What the Father thinks about us shapes how we live • Zephaniah 3:17 and the Father’s joyful song over you • Modeling faith thro...
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9 months ago
34 minutes

The Father Difference
Fathers, Fire, and a Lasting Legacy
Send us a text 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. • Wildfires and a family update in Southern California • Romans 8:28–29 and how suffering shapes character • The story of David and Goliath as a model for parental formation • “Whose son are you?” and the imprint of a parent • Practical ha...
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9 months ago
40 minutes

The Father Difference
God Works All Things for Good, Even Through Fire
Send us a text 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 grandchildren's presents, followed by wildfire destruction, creates a testing ground for faith • Romans 8:28 promise that "all things work together for good" points to becoming more Christlike, not to material restoration • Everything that happens to be...
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10 months ago
41 minutes

The Father Difference
Five Powerful Ways to Transform Your Family Legacy in 2025
Send us a text 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 and future • The sincere faith you demonstrate becomes the anchor your children return to throughout life • Speaking specific blessings over your children cements their identity and purpose • Teaching your children to forgive quickly prevents b...
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10 months ago
47 minutes

The Father Difference
Send us a text 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 you expect. Growing up as the son of NFL star and vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Jeff struggled with the pressure of comparison. "I became insecure because I could never be as good a big deal as my dad," he confesses. This vulnera...