The Father Difference

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest breakthrough in your life isn’t a new strategy, but finally knowing you’re a beloved son of God the Father? Pastor Ed sits down with global evangelist and author Mel Tari to discuss the inner shift that transforms a man’s marriage, parenting, and purpose from the inside out. Mel brings the warmth of a spiritual father and the clarity of a storyteller, and he do...

Send us Fan Mail NFL Draft day is supposed to feel like a finish line. For most men, it feels like a test of identity. Pastor Ed sits down with his lifelong friend and former NFL standout, Brian Holloway, to talk about the pressure behind the NFL Draft, the calls you hope you get, and the silence you fear, plus what all of it reveals about who we are when our biggest dream is on the line.  We swap...

Send us Fan Mail What if the best thing you can give your kids is not another lecture, but a better reason? Pastor Ed sits down with philosopher and theologian JP Moreland for a candid, practical conversation about fatherhood, discipleship, and Christian apologetics—the kind that helps real families handle real questions. JP tells the story of meeting Jesus in college after hearing thoughtful evid...

Send us Fan Mail You can feel it in the air right now: families are tense, churches are divided, and it’s easier than ever to slap a label on someone and call it wisdom. We wanted to go deeper than hot takes, so we sat down with Alexander Fenter, a South African pastor and author of Doing Reconciliation , to talk about what biblical peacemaking actually looks like when life is messy and relationsh...

Send us Fan Mail One survivor answered a question about trafficking prevention with a sentence that stopped us cold: “I wanted to see my dad love my mom.” That one line pulls the curtain back on something most people miss. Human trafficking is not only a law enforcement problem or an internet problem, but it is also a fatherhood problem, an identity problem, and a family stability problem. We sit...

Send us Fan Mail Leadership doesn’t usually collapse in a single moment; it leaks from the inside out. We’re sharing a raw, timely teaching from Pastor Alexander Venter, recorded in a room with a group of church leaders, and it lands right where many of us feel the ache: the public fallout of Christian leadership scandals, the quiet damage of spiritual abuse, and the temptation to confuse gifting...

Send us Fan Mail Mary Magdalene shows up at a grave expecting loss and walks away with a name, a calling, and a future. That’s the doorway we step through this Easter morning to the places we actually live: shame, father wounds, regret, family pain, and the quiet fear that it’s too late to change. We follow the Bible story of the empty tomb, and the moment Jesus speaks Mary’s name, we move straigh...

Send us Fan Mail The most honest question you can ask yourself on Good Friday is also the most uncomfortable: if you stood before God right now and He asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” what would you say? If your answer starts with “I tried,” “I was better than,” or “I did my best,” you’re not alone. That instinct is the default setting of the human heart, and it’s exactly why the cross o...

Send us Fan Mail A parade can hide a diagnosis. When Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, it looks like a celebration, but it is really a declaration: the King is coming in peace. We slow down the Palm Sunday story and ask why humility is the chosen vehicle of power, why the crowd shouts “Hosanna,” and why a donkey says something a war horse never could. If you have been craving peace with God,...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever wondered why doing “all the right things” still doesn’t bring peace at home, we go straight to a surprising possibility: the way we love our wives is tied to the spiritual power we’re asking God for. Pastor Ed gets personal about learning to be a husband without a clear model and why our families feel the weight of that learning curve. We build the conversation arou...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling the squeeze of fatherhood, marriage, and modern life? We dig into a deeper aim than comfort: becoming men whose character can carry the weight of love. Drawing on scripture, research, and lived experience, we challenge the cultural drift that has reduced happiness to self-gratification and offer a stronger, older vision—one in which purpose, virtue, and service create last...

Send us Fan Mail What if the surest way to protect your kids isn’t tighter rules, but a truer you? We dive into fatherhood at the level that actually changes homes—identity, hope, and a resurrection-shaped way of living that our children can see and follow. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 8, we unpack what it means to move from the image of Adam to the image of the Man of heaven, and why th...

Send us Fan Mail What if your best parenting move isn’t a new rule but a new posture—seeing what God is already doing in your child and partnering with it? We dive into a fatherhood reset anchored in Jesus’ own rhythm: “The Son can do nothing by himself; he only does what he sees the Father doing.” That single shift changes how we correct, when we speak, and why our kids finally start to listen. I...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of man are you becoming—and what power are you using to get there? We open with a vivid delivery room scene that turns into a charge for every man to “get in there,” then follow the thread to a deeper source of strength: being re-fathered by God so we can father with wisdom, courage, and peace. This isn’t a pep talk about trying harder; it’s a practical path to living fr...

Send us Fan Mail Mountains don’t move because we push harder; they move when grace leads. We open 2026 with a clear call to fathers, mothers, and grandparents who feel stuck staring at soot-darkened ruins in their homes—strained marriages, distant kids, stacked bills, and hope delayed. Anchored in Zechariah 4, we trace Zerubbabel’s discouragement and discover a living promise: not by might, nor by...

Send us Fan Mail Wondering how a two-thousand-year-old story can still move a modern family? We walk through Luke’s Christmas narrative with clear eyes and open hands, tracing how God meets real people in real doubt and turns their ordinary lives into doorways of hope. From Zechariah’s stunned silence to Mary’s fearless yes, and from Elizabeth’s Spirit-filled blessing to shepherds startled awake u...

Send us Fan Mail What if the difference between strained relationships and real breakthrough is a single shift: stop pushing your plan and start partnering with God? We explore how Jesus saw people—Matthew at the tax booth, Zacchaeus in a tree—and how that same posture can transform fatherhood, marriage, and the way we meet strangers. Instead of lecturing our kids or convincing our spouse, we lear...

Send us Fan Mail What if the turning point for your family isn’t perfection, but presence? We dove into the real work of redeeming fatherhood when the story feels bent or broken. We trace the thread of identity from Enoch to Jacob to David, revealing how God renames men, restores courage, and teaches dads to bless their children with words that heal rather than wound. Scripture reframes our search...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of husband reshapes a family’s future? We open up about the real work of loving your wife like Christ loves the church—without hooks, without scorecards, and with a willingness to be changed. We unpack Ephesians 5 with both rigor and warmth, showing how sacrificial love cleanses, nourishes, and helps a woman become radiant. That shift—from loving for what we get to lovin...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of man are you becoming—and what story are your children learning from your life? We dive into the heart of fatherhood and identity, asking tougher questions than titles and paychecks can answer. Drawing from Scripture and lived experience, we explore how God shapes ordinary men into husbands and fathers who love with courage, lead with humility, and build homes that hea...

Send us Fan Mail What if protecting your kids isn’t about tighter rules but sharper vision? We dig into the question every parent asks—Can I really keep my children safe?—and uncover why the deeper fight is spiritual, not personal. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 10, we break down what strongholds look like in real life—unquestioned ideas, cultural scripts, and shame cycles—and how to confront them wit...

Send us Fan Mail What if the distance from your daughter isn’t a dead end but an invitation to lead differently? We dive deep into a father’s most powerful tools—mercy, curiosity, and a real apology—and show how they can reopen a closed heart and rebuild trust that lasts. Drawing on faith, lived experience, and coaching countless families, we break down why many dads struggle without a healthy mod...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of father do you want to be when your child stops returning calls, sets hard boundaries, or says faith was “your thing, not mine”? We take an unflinching look at prodigal seasons and map a path home using the most surprising blueprint of all: a father who runs, restores, and throws a feast. We begin with the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15 and then bridge it to mo...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of husband do you want to become—and what would change at home if you actually became him? Pastor Ed opens up about the failures he faced, the habits that healed his marriage, and the hope every man can lean on when love feels thin. Grounded in Ephesians 5, we explore a vision of headship that looks like Christ: sacrificial, steady, and safe. Pastor Ed also tackles real...

Send us Fan Mail What if the pressure your kids feel to “find themselves” is actually pulling them further from who they are? We take on identity confusion, comparison culture, and the restless guilt that makes families feel stuck—and we chart a clear way forward grounded in the gospel. As dads, we want to fix what hurts. But lasting change doesn’t come from tougher rules or trend-chasing advice....