Pilgrim,

Yes, I too don't want to give the impression that Christianity makes your life perfect. I'm not so concerned about that particular point, though, because my life has just as many problems as before I was a Christian. I'm truly thankful that I can deal with those problems with the benefit of God's grace and His guidance. I am a little more concerned about falling into the "advertisement" error or, on the other hand, focusing too much on me and not enough on Christ. I agree with the last paragraph you wrote. I think that is sound advice. But even if that is what I want to do, sometimes it's hard to put it into practice. I guess because of my sinful heart, there a parts of me that want to take this opportunity to advance my own agenda (whatever that may be at a particular time). I'm always struggling with that.