Bud Robinson (January 27, 1860 – November 2, 1942) was an American preacher and evangelist whose remarkable ministry within the Holiness movement and the Church of the Nazarene spanned over six decades, marked by his homespun wit and fervent gospel preaching despite significant personal challenges. Born Reuben Robinson in a log cabin in White County, Tennessee, one of thirteen children in a poor mountain family, he faced early hardship when his father, a whiskey maker and bar owner, died when Bud was sixteen, prompting his mother to sell their meager possessions and move to Texas. With no formal education and a severe stutter, he lived a wild life of drinking and gambling until August 1880, when, at age 20, he attended a Methodist tent revival in central Texas, was powerfully converted, and felt an immediate call to preach—despite being unable to read or write initially, a skill he later learned from a Sunday school teacher using a New Testament. Robinson’s preaching career began almost instantly after his conversion, overcoming his speech impediment to deliver over 33,000 sermons and reportedly lead more than 100,000 souls to Christ across the United States, traveling an estimated two million miles. Ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church, he married Sallie Harper on January 10, 1893, in Georgetown, Texas, and served the Hubbard Circuit for two years before dedicating the remaining 47 years to itinerant evangelism, eventually aligning with the Church of the Nazarene in the early 20th century. Known as “Uncle Bud,” he authored 14 books—including My Life’s Story and Honey in the Rock—selling over 500,000 copies, gave over $85,000 to support Christian education, and secured 53,000 subscriptions to The Herald of Holiness. His ministry, fueled by a focus on entire sanctification and a prayer for a “backbone as big as a sawlog” to fight the devil, drew thousands from Boston to Los Angeles until his death at 82 in Pasadena, California, leaving a legacy of simplicity, humor, and unshakable faith.