speak of college and adulthood), and for some children even before that, such devices are no longer adequate. The phrases “Go car” or “Noah righteous,” while not entirely incorrect, are both in need of appropriate development. More syntax, more vocabulary, more nuance is necessary.45 The same is true for the sentence “God is love” (1 John 4:16) or, for that matter, “God is mean” (esp. in the OT; cf. chaps. 4–5 above). Unfortunately, many Christians—whatever their age—appear to experience arrested