Jesus said
"The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath"
Mark 2 v 27
Article Archive
As new stories appear on the site, older articles will be put on this page as they can often be a useful reference.
Articles from 2010
Exciting news about Day One Ministries in Burma; Day One Diaries; Day One Publications in Russian
Time to look back and press on - With less than twelve months to go before John Roberts' official retirement, the time has come to reminisce. He realises the danger in doing this, but thankfully, there are many encouragements.
Articles from 2009
Christians protest at Sunday Football In September of 2008, the first Association Football match was played on a Sunday in Northern Ireland.
DayOne helps Noah's Ark Day One has supplied a range of materials to help The Wesley Playhouse become a wonderful resource for the local community.
Chess in China Hannah Dale who has featured on this site before, shares her experience of competing in the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing
New Day One representative in Northern Ireland. Read the testimony of Brian Magee who has taken up this post on a freelance basis.
It's time to "Call Time" on 24-hour drinking John Roberts shows that freeing up licensing laws has not brought about the changes the Government was hoping for.
Christian Musicians and the Lord's Day. Charmaine Cooper speaks about the increasing pressures on Christians who are musicians.
Editorial Comment - "If the foundations be destroyed..." John Roberts comments on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.
DayOne TOUR TO ISRAEL - Paul Williams reports on the Day One trip that he headed up with Clive Anderson last September.
DayOne BOOKS IN ETHIOPIA - we recently received a request for books for children from a lady working in Ethiopia.
HEIDI CROWTER - "A Surprise Package" - recently, a local paper the Coventry Telegraph picked up on the extraordinary story of Heidi Crowter, which was published by DayOne a number of years ago.
DayOne DIARIES 2009 - Paul Harrison the new director of the Daylight Christian Prison Trust writes about the importance of this year's diaries.
Articles from 2008
CONSIDERING THE LORD'S DAY PRACTICALLY - Rev Dr Iain Campbell writes a helpful article showing how we apply the fourth commandment to life in the 21st century
SUNDAY FOOTBALL After writing to the Premiership chairmen, John Roberts recently wrote to all the Scottish Premier League clubs and received 7 replies.
RUNNING THE RACE - A book by John Keddie looking in detail at the life of Eric Liddell, a godly athlete and missionary who came to prominence through his stand for the Lord's Day.
TESTIMONY FROM A CHRISTIAN SOLICITOR - Nicola Laver shares how the Lord has opened doors for her as a solicitor and legal journalist and why the Lord's Day is so special to her.
STANDING UP FOR THE LORD'S DAY - An interview with Dan Walker who is a presenter with BBC Sport and BBC Sports News Read more...
WHY THE LORD’S DAY IS IMPORTANT TO ME Professor Stuart Burgess explains why a day for rest has been so important to him in his life Read more...
NEW ATTEMPT TO EXTEND SUNDAY OPENING FOR GARDEN CENTRES. An attempt is being made to increase opening hours from 6 to 8 hours and to allow opening on Easter Sunday. Read more...
Stories from 2008
NOT ALL SUPERMARKETS ARE THE SAME Jempson's operate several stores in the South of England and have a few lessons that the big chains could do well to learn from Read more...
GARDEN CENTRE TAKES A STAND ON SUNDAY Russell's Garden Centre near Chichester closes on Sundays for the good of the staff and their families Read more...
SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN; IT'S YELLOW John Roberts comments on the response of our political leaders to letters he has written. Read more...
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES ON A SUNDAY Sadly, some weekends see more Premier League football matches played on Sunday than Saturday - and the fans don't like it. Day One has written to the Premier League and to all the clubs. Read more...
TRAVEL TOURS Ever wanted to visit Israel or Egypt to see the places which have such significance for Christians? If so, read more...
HANNAH'S TESTIMONY - The cost and conflict involved in one young Christian's desire to succeed at chess when faced with games that take place on the Lord's Day Read more...
DayOne AT THE BIBLE FESTIVAL Day One organised a series of seminars at the Bible Festival held at Cheltenham in August 2007. Read more... Sadly the FIEC have been unable to garner sufficient support to hold a similar event in 2008.
NOT ALL SUPERMARKETS ARE THE SAME Jempson's operate several stores in the South of England and have a few lessons that the big chains could do well to learn from Read more...
LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER Day One's Director wrote on a number of issues the Gordon Brown as he took up office Read more...
WATER PROBLEMS AT HQ A burst pipe cause problems at the warehouse in Leominster Read more...
WHERE DID IT GO WRONG? - JONATHAN EDWARDS CRISIS OF FAITH Sad news of a famous athlete Read more...
THE POWERFUL EXPLOIT THE WEAK The power of big business Read more...
RECAPTURING SUNDAY A new vision for Day One Read more...
SUNDAY TRADING LAWS LEFT UNCHANGED - July 2006
The Government does not bow to Supermarket pressure Read more...