By Philip C. Johnson November 20, 2025 I’ve already written about this, but I’ve also created a 4 minute video to illustrate that happened on November 13, 2015. Too many people have memory-holed this event. And as a byproduct, may very well not track similar things that are going on in our own nation today. … Continue reading ISIS Attack on Paris: Looking Back 10 Years On
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10 Years After the ISIS Paris Attacks: Arthur Dénouveaux’s Bataclan Survival Story
By Philip C. JohnsonNovember 1, 2025 Outside the Le Carillon, bar and café at 18 Rue Alibert in Paris's 10th arrondissement. Eleven people were killed here. I was in Paris on November 13, 2015, waiting for a student group that would not arrive the next day—for obvious reasons. The 13th had felt ordinary; I walked … Continue reading 10 Years After the ISIS Paris Attacks: Arthur Dénouveaux’s Bataclan Survival Story
Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon
By Philip C. Johnson – October 25, 2025 The past September and October have been a whirlwind for Global Next, launching new programs across Europe while anchoring young lives to biblical truth amid a fractured world. From Edinburgh’s ancient stones to Rome’s pilgrim-packed streets, we’ve chased courage, confronted darkness, and celebrated full-circle grace. It began … Continue reading Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon
France’s Fractured Soul: Immigration, Identity, and the Shadow of Terror
By Philip C. Johnson October 8, 2025 Paris is burning—not just in the banlieues where riots can flare without warning, but in the raw, unfiltered clash of ideas tearing at France’s core. It’s October 2025, and the nation’s soul is a battleground: 68 minors nabbed in jihadist plots across Europe this year (62 in France … Continue reading France’s Fractured Soul: Immigration, Identity, and the Shadow of Terror
Molenbeek and Saint-Denis: Jihadist Shadows in the Heart of Europe
By Philip C. Johnson—October 3, 2025 Nearly ten years ago, I was in Paris on November 13, 2015, waiting for a student group to arrive the next morning. That night, ISIS launched coordinated suicide bombings and shootings across the city—hitting the Bataclan concert hall, nearby cafes, and the Stade de France during a France-Germany soccer … Continue reading Molenbeek and Saint-Denis: Jihadist Shadows in the Heart of Europe
The Islamization of Europe and Its Warning for America
By Philip C. Johnson - August 28, 2025 For nearly two decades, my work with Global Next, a Christian leadership and cultural education organization, has immersed me in Europe’s profound transformation. I’ve witnessed rapid demographic and cultural shifts—often called “Islamization”—across the continent. From London’s vibrant streets to Athens’ ancient neighborhoods, these changes are reshaping Europe. … Continue reading The Islamization of Europe and Its Warning for America
2025: QUARTER CENTURY REVIEW: PART 4
Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. December 31, 2024 In these last few remaining days of 2024, I am a taking a look at the major events of the last 25 years. If you missed the previous posts, click here (Part 1), here (Part 2) and here (Part 3). In this section, I will take a look … Continue reading 2025: QUARTER CENTURY REVIEW: PART 4
The Cathedral of Notre Dame: Fire, Disrespect and Symbolism that’s Just a Little too Obvious
April 18, 2019 Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.globalnext.org On Monday, April 15th, a massive fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris engulfed the church, destroying large parts of this more than 850-year-old icon of French history and Christianity. The tragedy’s poignancy is only increased because of its timing - it happened between Palm … Continue reading The Cathedral of Notre Dame: Fire, Disrespect and Symbolism that’s Just a Little too Obvious
Global Roundup: December 2018 – Part 1: Paris and Libya
December 10, 2018 Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.globalnext.org I’ve been busy with Global Next’s international conferences, domestic speaking engagements and some in-person research in North Africa. So now it seems like it’s time to take an overview on some of the stories that have littered the landscape in November and December as we rush headlong … Continue reading Global Roundup: December 2018 – Part 1: Paris and Libya
The Story of Light
Phil Johnson, Ph.D. October 14, 2018 http://www.globalnext.org As I work throughout various parts of the world through my organization, Global Next, I am constantly finding a creeping darkness... war, death, poverty, mass illegal immigration, depravity, confusion, spiritual deception, misery and a lack of hope. But standing in Paris in Sainte Chapelle, the 13th century chapel … Continue reading The Story of Light
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