I ran across this guy?
It was another one of those almost fell out of the chair moments.
"a devout non-conformist of uncertain denomination"
"In 1912 Pink left Silverton, probably for California,
and then took a joint pastorate of churches in rural Burkesville and Albany, Kentucky"
Did you catch that?
Are you serious?
Just wait.
"Whether because of...his nearly incredible studiousness, his weakened health, or his lack of sociability, Pink left Spartanburg in 1919 believing that God would "have me give myself to writing."
"In 1923 Pink suffered a nervous breakdown"
"In the spring of 1929, Pink and wife returned to her home state of Kentucky where he intended to become pastor of the Baptist church in Morton's Gap."
(Morton's Gap is 73 miles from here)
"To a friend he wrote, "I am more firmly convinced today than I was 14 months ago that
our place is on the 'outside of the camp.'
That is the place of 'reproach,' of loneliness, and of testing."
"His last words were "The Scriptures explain themselves."
"It is alleged that Pink's personality made it difficult for him to have a successful pastoral ministry.
He has been criticized for being too individualistic and of too critical a temperament, lacking the benefit of thorough theological discussions with other men of similar gifts."
"Furthermore, without the assistance and companionship of his wife,
who dedicated herself completely to him and his work,
Pink would have (as he freely admitted) "been overwhelmed" and probably would have achieved little even in writing."
"Theologically Pink was rejected during his lifetime".
Albany.
Wow
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