Good News for Parents: How God Can Restore Our Joy and Relieve Our Burdens

by Adam Griffin

The Struggles of Parenthood and the Hope of the Gospel

Be firm with your kids, but not scary. Be friendly, yet maintain authority. Work hard, but prioritize time at home. Parents are faced with an overwhelming mix of advice. Self-help books, blog posts, and endless tips often leave parents feeling more stressed, discouraged, and fearful.

In Good News for Parents, Adam Griffin offers a refreshing alternative to typical parenting advice. This audiobook reveals how walking by the Spirit can free parents from the anxieties, stress, and self-doubt of parenting. Drawing wisdom from Galatians 5, Griffin demonstrates how each fruit of the Spirit provides the lasting relief they so desperately need. Ultimately, listeners will feel more prepared to approach parenting with peace, confidence, and strength, trusting that Jesus is renewing both them and their children day by day.

Provides Relief for Discouraged Unlike typical self-help books, Good News for Parents reveals the source of lasting freedom found in the ​​person of Jesus Christ Shows how wisdom from Galatians 5 works to relieve feelings of shame, stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and more Includes Study Perfect for individual study or group discussion

Genres: Parenting, Christian

192 pages, Hardcover

Published August 19, 2025

Reviews

[James Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Readable and Well-Written
Good News for Parents: How God Can Restore Our Joy and Relieve Our Burdens by Adam Griffin is a parenting book that is exceptionally readable and well-written. It is so good, that I would recommend that parents read it and then re-read it every year. You will appreciate its gospel-centered approach that addresses both parents and children's hearts.

The author uses the “fruits of the spirit” as teaching tools for parents. The chapter on “patience” is a standout. The book is full of biblical references, but it is not preachy. Instead, the book provides practical advice and deep spiritual encouragement.

There is a recurring theme that focuses on God's grace in parenting. I found this to be particularly encouraging. Each chapter ends with a prayer and reflection questions which really help reinforce the teaching. While this book is great for an individual study, it could also be used in a small group setting.

I highly recommend this book. You will find value its Scriptural basis and how it interprets gospel principles in everyday challenges. It will help you to refocus parenting on God.

[Jennifer Squire]

A wonderful book full of the grace and freedom parents need while still calling parents to a Christlike standard. I particularly liked his chapter on freedom, calling parents to lay down comparisons. The chapter on self control hit a personal cord, as he said talked through raising a “strong willed child” and how we should foster “a resolute holy stubbornness in our children”. A definite recommend!

[Rachelle Cobb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book will encourage many. Structured around the fruits of the Spirit, Griffin outlines how we parent through the power of the Spirit and not in our own strength. It took me a while to get into it, but I liked the mix of encouragement and convicting truths about living (and parenting) differently as believers.

[EmG ReadsDaily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written encouragement for parents.

[Zayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid gospel truth from Adam Griffin. Thankful for the wisdom he shares here and in FDP (my #1 favorite podcast). So helpful, challenging, encouraging, and full of scripture based guidance.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Good News for Parents, Adam Griffin writes about how God can restore our joy and relieve our burdens. This is a book that offers gospel freedom from the anxieties of parenting.

The Fruit of the Spirit

Griffin begins by declaring that the Christian parent is home-free, heaven-bound, and set free from the guilt and shame of sin. He then examines the fruit of the Spirit and how these qualities show up in parenting.

I was most moved by the chapter on how love brings relief from stress. Griffin explains that when we adopt a mindset of drudgery—parenting under pressure rather than out of love—we rob our family of the gift of appreciating life together. I don’t want my children to believe that I resent the privilege of raising them. I found relief in understanding how God parents us, and I want to share the same love He has for me with my children.

Apply God’s Promises to Parenting

Many parenting books I’ve read have been geared toward moms, but this one is for dads as well. This book is not just about grace—it gives grace. Griffin writes in a way that makes you feel he understands and shares the weight that comes with being a parent. He challenges our thinking, but he also backs up his insights with Scripture. This book has helped me better apply God’s promises to my parenting.

Good News for Parents has truly blessed me. It has allowed me to see and experience God’s power and love in my parenting. The Father’s heart is gentle, and His children bring Him joy.

I received a media copy of Good News for Parents and this is my honest review. @diveindigdeep

[Kristen Hatton · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a pastor’s wife, counselor and author myself of a parenting book, I get asked a lot for parenting resources and advice. This is the book I will be putting in parents’ hands! It is not formulaic (that may be what we want but not what we need); rather it is the relief we need found in Christ and given to us in the fruit of the Spirit! As theologically sound this book is it is written in a way in which the author puts himself in the same boat and helps us identify with common struggles in parenting. And his illustrations are right-on in guiding us understand his points. I will refer back to this book frequently and again, definitely be sharing with others.