Star Trek & Passionate Fandom (CGC Podcast #906)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) ‍ ‍ A conversation about the potential future of Star Trek with space sci-fi indie author Adam David Collings, and in light of fan frustration with Star Trek, we're digging into the bible and revisiting some topics relevant to navigating our passionate fandom as Christians, including: anger over the mishandling of our favorite franchises, how we ought to express criticism, and what happens when our hobbies become too important to us. ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ AND MUCH MORE! 00:00:30 Intro 00:03:24 The Future Of Star Trek In Its Past (With A.I.!) 00:42:27 Anger & Criticism Over Entertainment [Jar-Jar Actor Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNiSkd3HfI ] 01:06:09 CGC & Christian Geek News 01:09:04 When Entertainment Becomes Too Important ‍ ‍ GEEK WEEK 01:36:10 VIDEO GAMES: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Paeter's Favorites On Deep Sales Ending 3/23 & 3/25! ‍ ‍ 02:08:25 On The Next Episode ‍ ‍ FREE STUFF BELOW! ‍ ‍ Get The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz & More Audio Entertainment From Spirit Blade Productions HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44479037 or on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNC7Qz41mx8 ‍ ‍ Visit Our In-Game “No Man’s Sky” Base With TONS Of Free Resources! At any Euclid Galaxy Glyph Portal, enter the glyphs corresponding to this sequence: 4,2,15,6,16,8,7,9,4,5,6,13 (Top row of glyphs is 1-8, bottom row is 9-16) ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ <a href="https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/christiangeekcentral" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="//feedburner.google.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/christiangeekcentral" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a> <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.podcastmirror.com/christiangeekcentral" title="Subscribe on Android"><img src="https://assets.blubrry.com/soa/BadgeLarge.png" alt="Subscribe on Android" style="border:0;" /></a> ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=9888803" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Become a Patron!</a><script async src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script> ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2026, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan