faith and relationships - Flanders Nickels

The Forrest Cheerleaders – Mr. Morgan P. McCarthy

Stacey and Jaycee, identical twin sisters, are the Forrest Cheerleaders. Stacey Forrest dresses in a red cheerleader uniform, and Jaycee Forrest dresses in a yellow cheerleader uniform. They are both born-again Christians. But their boyfriends, Flanders and Proffery, are not born-again believers. Flanders’s answer to life is lots of dogs. Proffery’s answer to life is lots of money. The Forrest cheerleaders’ answer to life is the Lord Jesus. And trouble comes among the four because of this.

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January 24, 2025

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The Wedding Bride – Mr. Morgan P. McCarthy

Allyson Alicia Ally, the wedding bride, is going to marry her fiance Proffery. But they are not born again, and they get into many arguments as boyfriend-and-girlfriend. Their best friends, Flaurie Flossey Threepennies and Flanders are both born again, and they, too, are boyfriend-and-girlfriend; but they do not argue and fight with each other. And Flaurie and Flanders pray for the souls of Allyson and Proffery. The wedding bride’s dress has one hundred buttons on the back. And the day of the wedding is drawing near. And the wedding bride and the wedding bridegroom have another big fight before the wedding.

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January 6, 2025

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The Sophomore Girlfriend – Mr. Morgan P. McCarthy

The Sophomore Girlfriend—Brindle Staid–and Flanders Nickels have been dating for one year now. Flanders was born again now for one month. But Brindle is still lost. They are both tenth-graders at Preble High School. And tonight on a date they are at the varsity football game to see the Preble Hornets play the first game of the year. Their disagreement upon her own need for salvation comes to a head this evening, and they are on the verge of breaking up. And along comes the star quarterback—the most popular boy of high school. And Brindle runs off with him. Flanders prays. And God answers his prayer with a most unusual series of events.

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August 29, 2024

My collection of Christian short stories, numbering one hundred in all, I affectionately call ‘My Canon of Horsetails and Cattails.’ And my collection of Christian novels, numbering fifteen in all, I affectionately call ‘My Canon of Griffins and Unicorns.’ And my pen name—Flanders Nickels—I came up with from nowhere some time back in the mid-1980’s. And my writing ministry for God I happily call ‘My Canon Ministry.’ I use only the King James Version Bible. And I am a fundamental Baptist. I hope that you have fun reading for free on this website. And I myself became a born-again believer in Christ in a most wondrous time around Christmas in 1990 in a soul-changing twelve days which I fondly call ‘My Twelve Days of Christmas.’ It is written, ‘”…, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,…” Acts 16:31.’