It's not often that a book comes across my desk covering such an intriguing topic that I immediately flip through it. But that was the case about a year and a half ago. Dr. Juli Slattery's Bible study, Passion Pursuit: What Kind of Love Are You Making? (co-authored with Linda Dillow) arrived and I was shocked and pleasantly surprised to see someone so openly and honestly talk about what the Bible had to say about sex.

Shortly after receiving that book, Today's Christian Woman developed a relationship with Juli, a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and president and co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. She joined our team of regular contributors, and as of March 2015, Juli is now a blogger for TCW. Her blog (and ministry) talks about all areas of intimacy—whether it's with friends, God, or one's husband. I talked with Juli to hear what she had to say about TCW.

What do you appreciate about TCW?

I appreciate that TCW doesn't change at all on the biblical perspective. But in the same vein, you want to talk about the questions women really have. You don't like nice, neat answers; you want to delve into the messiness of what it looks like to live a Christian life.

When you read what TCW is publishing on a regular basis, you see that you can think biblically about any topic. Anything that comes up in the news, anything you're dealing with personally—you realize that it really is possible to have a biblical worldview and apply that practically to absolutely anything. That's a discipleship model, and I'm just thrilled to be a part of it.

What are some of your favorite articles you've written for us?

I think some of my favorite pieces are the ones TCW editors have actually assigned to me. I remember the one, "What Your Husband Wants for Christmas"—at first I thought, How in the world do I write on this? The topic initially seemed superficial to me. But when I look back on what I ended up writing, I think, Wow, God really used that in ways I didn't anticipate. Sometimes I find things in my heart that I want to say that I didn't even know I wanted to say.

Some of the other articles TCW has asked me to write are on topics that you really have to have guts to write on—like masturbation. I would never say, "Hey, that sounds like a fun topic!" It's so sensitive and there's not a cut and dry answer. You know that no matter what you say, people are going to disagree with you one way or another. Those more challenging topics make me seek the Lord and step out in faith with what I believe is biblical teaching.

How does partnering with TCW align with the goals of your ministry?

Our goal is to bring healing and truth into the deepest recesses of women's hearts, so the blog material comes from three different places. First, I'll start to ask myself the questions, What are women talking about? What questions do they have? What issues are they wrestling through? And then, How can we speak into those? For example, I hear from so many women who are struggling because they have a higher sex drive than their husband. Because no one really talks about that, I say, let's talk about that! The second source of ideas is from what God is teaching me. A lot of times I'll write a blog post right out of my quiet time. I'll spend a morning praying and reading Scripture, and if God is teaching me a lesson through it, and if it's appropriate to share, then I'll just sit right there and write the article in the middle of that. The third source of articles ties into a theme that we're already doing in the ministry. So usually, with our radio show, "Java with Juli," I'll try to have a blog post related to that specific week's show, whether it's written by me or from a guest writer. That's the format I've been using within the first six weeks since our blog's launch.

As a TCW blogger, I see my role as twofold: at TCW, you want your readers to really connect with individuals who are likeminded, so you allow me to develop a relationship with your readers. Because it's an ongoing blog, I have the opportunity to do what we are called to do through Authentic Intimacy, which is disciple. When someone reads one article, you're teaching, but when you have someone reading something you're writing every week, you're discipling. You're helping them think. You're asking questions. You're tackling things from different angles—that's what we're all about. Together, we want to challenge the way women are thinking and help them think biblically about tough issues.

Natalie Lederhouse is the administrative editor for Today's Christian Woman. You can follow her on Twitter at @nataliejean.