Unpacking the Golden Calves in Our Modern Hearts: Nana Dolce

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The story of the golden calf isn't just an Old Testament tale; it has relevance even today. Author Nana Dolce shares how to overcome our idols.

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0:00.0	you are an idolater.
0:02.0	You will mess up.
0:03.7	You will trip.
0:04.6	You will fall.
0:05.6	You will even, I'm thinking of myself as a mother.
0:07.7	Oh, how many times have I put my own idolatry on my children?
0:12.8	I love when my kids look good.
0:15.1	And sometimes there's a temptation to have my children perform in front of other people.
0:19.7	And it's not honest.
0:21.0	It's really for me to look good.
0:22.8	I never want to put that pressure on them.
0:26.1	Like they have to be perfect pastors, kids who know Latin and Greek and who perform well in front of everyone.
0:33.3	That's mommy's idolatry.
0:41.6	I don't know. That's mommy's idolatry. Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.
0:47.0	I'm Ann Wilson.
0:48.0	And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.
0:52.4	This is Family Life today.com. This is family life today.
1:01.3	You know, this is a strange way to start a program, but I can tell you this.
1:07.3	I've never, I never will, build a golden calf.
1:13.1	I thought you were going to say,
1:14.8	Nana Dulce in the house.
1:16.6	Well, Nata Dolce is in the house,
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