Maze Jackson (1923–1996) was an American

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, best known as ''Brother Maze'' to fellow preachers and friends. Jackson hosted ''The Truck Driver's Special'', a long-running radio series popular among

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s 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

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and Bible study magazine for ministers. A series of digests from this magazine was called ''Golden Nuggets''. He also wrote the booklet "Can Mr. Kennedy Be Defeated in 1964?". Born and raised in

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, Jackson made his home in

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. 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 Baptist
website of Fredericktown Free Will Baptist Church
Johnny the Baptist
s website presents over thirty hours of Jackson's sermons (in

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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 Page
a

(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 {{US-Christian-clergy-stub