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A Quick Review: Church Girl

Let me begin by saying that I honestly feel like I have been in church ALL day today. My day began by attending church on Sunday morning with a really good sermon from my Pastor. His message today really focused on how we often try to live up to the expectations of others. Sadly, many of us do this, so it was a good message for me to hear. After church, my good friend an I had a quick lunch and saw the stage play "Church Girl," which had some familiar faces including Robin Givens, Karen Clark-Sheard, and Demetria McKinney best known for her role as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. McKinney stars as "Emily Franklin" a young woman that grows up in church, but begins to stray by engaging in some rather "questionable" behavior. (I will not give away the story here.) After many hurtful experiences, she eventually returns to her church and family. Although the plot was rather predictable, this musical stage play was quite entertaining. What s