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Sometimes as a doctor, I needed to break the worst news. How I framed it impacted the urgency, hope and determination with which the news was received. Phil Allcock carefully lays out our spiritual diagnosis with pastoral wisdom, biblical insight and observations from the past, so that we might approach that news wisely too. The result is uncomfortable at times - as spiritual medicine can be. But his timely reflections leave you more grateful for God's grace and more hungry to fight sin for His glory.

Jason Roach
Director of Ministries, London City Mission

Reading The Cancer in My Soul was both challenging and deeply enriching. Phil is a brilliant exegete, exceptionally well read, and a gifted teacher. I loved the way he drew on Augustine, John Owen, C. S. Lewis, and others. At times, I felt like I was gleaning the wisdom of millennia. Phil is also a wise pastor. He knows the questions we all ask, and he answers them without fear or favour. I wholeheartedly commend this book to you. My biggest problem is sin—it is the cancer in my soul. The world's biggest problem is sin. Phil's book helps us apply biblical remedies to the sickness of sin.

Ben Pfahlert
National Director, Ministry Training Strategy Australia

A deep, painful, brilliant exploration of a subject we’d rather avoid. I needed this book and it did me a great deal of good. Phil exposes the roots of our sin with clarity and perception, yet instead of leading us to despair, he leads us to confession and worship. As our sin is uncovered, God's grace, Christ's sacrifice and the transforming power of the Spirit shine all the more brightly.

Linda Allcock
Author of 'Deeper Still' and 'Head Heart Hands'

I recommend Phil’s book as a great discipleship resource that will fortify believers in the ongoing battle for holiness. Reading it did me good!

Mark Stirling
Programme Director, Masters in Contemporary Christian Leadership, Oak Hill College, London

With a pastoral heart and many illuminating illustrations, Phil Allcock helps us see why the problem of indwelling sin is one we dare not ignore. His aim though is not to drive us to despair but to give us hope in Christ.

Moore Casement
Director of Cornhill Belfast

This is such a helpful book: blunt, in a way the Scriptures are blunt, but in the 21st century we may often avoid. Faithful, in pushing home biblical metaphors of sin’s impact upon us and others, in a way we’d rather not hear. Hopeful, in offering divine assistance and eventual victory in our battle with sin, when we sometimes despair. I’m grateful to Phil for strengthening my resolve in the battle for godliness.

Matt Fuller
Vicar, Christ Church Mayfair, London

... a rare but much-needed contemporary book on sin. It's crystal clear, wise and practical - rich with well-applied biblical passages, Puritan insights and gripping illustrations. Above all, it is deeply encouraging. 

Richard Coekin
Senior Minister, CO-MISSION Initiative