Prop: video of the introduction to “Star Trek” (you may want to put a space / stars backdrop up during the sermon)

We recently saw the return to theatres yet another “Star Trek” movie. Trekkies are everywhere. There are trekkie conferences, and trekkie clubs. And still millions flock to the movies to see the new generation of “Jim” and “Spock,” “Bones,” and “Scotty” venture into unknown space. Star Trek was one of the first shows to have a diverse cast and to ask questions about what it means to love, to explore and respect other peoples and territories, to assist others different from ourselves, to venture forth on a mission of compassion and brotherhood/sisterhood.

You can hear it now, can’t you? The beginning music of Star Trek and William Shatner’s narrative voice: “Space: the final …