In his years of writing columns, Jerry Apps says he's learned the power of a story and a way to connect to readers.

My favorite Tough Love question from the last eight years, the one I (somewhat inexplicably) recall most fondly, was from a woman whose boyfriend was grossed out that she used a pee rag—a.k.a.

The first article of this column was published on January 8 of this year, marking exactly one year since its debut. Looking back, my time this year has been divided not by the calendar but by the ...