How to Become the Husband and Father Your Family Needs

There is without a doubt a fatherless pandemic happening in America. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. Research shows that when a child is raised in a father-absent home, he or she is at a greater risk of poverty, are more likely to have behavioral problems, abuse drugs and alcohol, or commit a crime, and twice as likely to drop out of school. And, men with absent fathers are more likely to become absent fathers themselves, so often they repeat the broken patterns their dads gave them without noticing, until many years have passed. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In How to Become the Husband and Father Your Family Needs, award-winning author and executive director of The Blessing of The Father Ministries, Pastor Ed Tandy McGlasson provides a deeply personal, practical and biblical approach and lays out a game plan to help any man, regardless of the mistakes they've made, become the husband and father God has created them to be. With personal insights, Ed’s story is relatable, heart-warming and at times heart-breaking, but filled with hope. For men who want to be better fathers, new fathers, and anyone who has relationship problems, this book will answer key questions such as:

-How to become the husband your wife has always dreamed of?

-How to build a better relationship with your children?

-How to unlock the power of forgiveness in your family?

-How to be set free from the bitterness of past hurts?

-How to begin healing the hurt with my wife and children?

-How to reconnect with lost kids?

-How to stop repeating the same mistakes your father made?

-How to discover and fulfill who God has made you to be?

-How to help your children discover their God-given destiny?

“There are few jobs more important than being a father, but so many dads feel unequipped and a bit overwhelmed by the responsibility,” McGlasson shares. “I’ve met countless dads who would give anything to reconnect with their sons and daughters, to hit the reset button on fathering. My book highlights the key behaviors needed to heal past wounds and repair broken relationships. When a man learns to be Fathered by God, the same way Jesus was, he understands who God has made him to be and how he can become the man, husband, and father his family deserves. It doesn't matter where you've been or what you've done, it is never too late for you to become the person your family needs.”

Bio:

Ed Tandy McGlasson is the founder and executive director of The Blessing of The Father Ministries. He is a pastor, best-selling author, renowned conference and corporate event speaker, and a five-year veteran in the National Football League. As a former lineman in the NFL, Ed played with the Giants, the Jets, and the Rams. Ed has a big vision to reach hurting families with the love – and the Blessing – of the Father through his testimony and life-changing message. Ed’s call to ministry began in college, after being healed from a career-ending knee injury that led to his conversion and faith in Christ. Ed details his life in his best-selling book, The Difference A Father Makes, including the loss of his heroic military dad in a tragic U.S. Navy plane crash in 1956. This book has changed thousands of readers' lives with nearly 200,000 copies sold since its release in 2004. The Difference a Father Makes has also been translated into Spanish, and Ed has since authored two other highly acclaimed books, Be Loved (2009, Ampelon) and The Father You’ve Always Wanted (2013, Baker).

Ed entered the ministry in 1984 and started sharing his testimony and speaking at evangelistic crusades and planted his current church, Stadium Vineyard in Anaheim, California in 1988. Today, Blessing of The Father Ministries helps men and women of all ages to live under the power of God’s blessing and smile, impacting the way we relate to God, our spouses, our children, our families, friends, and people we encounter in our everyday lives. Ed’s message strikes the core of an epidemic: a fatherless society. He believes it can be addressed and healed through the hope found in the blessing of our Father in Heaven. Ed has spoken at numerous conferences and corporate events throughout the country and across the world, including numerous rallies for Billy Graham crusades. He and his wife of 34 years, Jill, live in Southern California and have five adult children.