(I was) 15 years old when I preached my first sermon. It was Youth Sunday at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Tempe, now University Lutheran. It was a small church with lots of baby-boomer kids, World War II and Korea veterans, ASU professors, and even a ASU coach or two. I’m not sure why I got picked, but I did. The pastor talked with me about a sermon that (focused) on “Youth, the hero.” He said we would use the (story) of David and Goliath….to lift up the role of youth. I remind you it was (1965.)
