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Kristen Edgar
Christian Author • Pastor • Speaker

Your pain doesn't get the final word.
Helping people move from hurt to healing, offense to forgiveness, and pain to freedom through Jesus.

When It Hurts to Church

The hurt may have happened anywhere. The path to freedom is the same.


When It Hurts to Church is for anyone who has been wounded, betrayed, disappointed, or left carrying pain they don't know what to do with. Through Kristen's personal story and biblical truth, this book explores what it looks like to face the hurt, release the offense, extend grace, forgive, and choose God's way—even when it hurts.

Coming January 2027

Your pain may be part of your story, but it doesn't have to become your identity.

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Biblical truth. Honest conversations. A message of healing, freedom, and hope.

Go Deeper in Your Healing

Healing doesn't end when you finish the last page. The companion workbook for When It Hurts to Church is designed to help you take what you've read and make it personal—with Scripture, reflection questions, practical exercises, and space to work through your own story.

Kristen Edgar, Christian author, pastor and speaker

Christian Author • Pastor • Speaker

Kristen Edgar is a Christian author and speaker, pastor, wife, mother, grandmother, and business owner whose life and ministry have been shaped by both faith and perseverance.

Through her own journey of hurt, healing, forgiveness, and restoration, Kristen has developed a passion for helping people confront what wounded them without allowing it to define them. Her message is rooted in biblical truth and the belief that no matter where the hurt came from, freedom is possible through Jesus.

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