Maze Jackson (1923–1996) was an American
Independent Baptist evangelist
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Religion
* Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels
* Evangelism, publicly preaching the Gospel with the intention of spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ
* Evangelist (Anglican Church), a c ...
, best known as ''Brother Maze'' to fellow preachers and friends. Jackson hosted ''The Truck Driver's Special'', a long-running radio series popular among
truckers and their families, as well as "believers from border to border and coast to coast". He was also the editor of ''The Preacher's Goldmine'', a
sermon and
Bible study magazine for
minister
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
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s. A series of
digest
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Biology
*Digestion of food
*Restriction digest
Literature and publications
*''The Digest'', formerly the English and Empire Digest
*Digest size magazine format
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s from this magazine was called ''Golden Nuggets''. He also wrote the booklet "Can Mr. Kennedy Be Defeated in 1964?".
Born and raised in
Hendersonville, North Carolina, Jackson made his home in
Atlanta, Georgia. His wife, known as "Sister Dot," worked with him in his ministry.
Many of Jackson's sermons are available today on the Internet at th
Old Time Baptistwebsite of Fredericktown Free Will Baptist Church
Johnny the Baptists website presents over thirty hours of Jackson's sermons (in
RealAudio format), with plans to increase to a hundred hours. https://classics.preachthebible.org, Repeats of ''The Truck Driver's Special'' continue to air in some American radio markets.
External links
The Preacher's GoldmineMaze Jackson Memorial Pagea
(includes a brief article about Jackson and his ministry)
Reaching The World Ministries(includes sermons by Bro. Maze Jackson)
* https://classics.preachthebible.org
1923 births
1996 deaths
People from Hendersonville, North Carolina
Baptists from North Carolina
Clergy from Atlanta
American evangelists
Christian fundamentalists
20th-century Baptists
20th-century American clergy
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