2. But I will come right to the point: it is my belief that every Christian should spend no fewer than thirty minutes a day alone with God. a. I got this from my father (a layman), who as a daily practice spent thirty minutes on his knees before he left for work. b. I presume his pastor had urged this; otherwise I do not know where he got it. (1) That pastor was Gene Phillips (now with the Lord). (2) Gene Phillips preached with more power than any man I ever heard; he was probably the most formative