Web Content RSS Feeds
RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. Many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ to which you subscribe for free content. RSS is a technology that is still being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites and blogs.
In the ‘old days’ of the web to keep track of updates on a website, you had to ‘bookmark’ websites in your browser and manually return to them on a regular basis to see what had been added. This is still an option, but RSS feeds allow content to come to you.
What if you could tell a blog to let you know every time it is updated? This is what RSS does for you.
Then, you can add the shortcode everywhere you want (pages, posts, widgets etc):
RSS is a technology that provides you with a method of getting relevant and up to date information sent to you for you to read in your own time. It saves you time and helps you to get the information you want quickly after it was published. You don’t need an email to tell you when there is an update. You will know automatically as soon as new material is published.
It’s almost like subscribing to a magazine that is delivered to your door, RSS feeds are delivered wherever you’d like to receive it – your iPad (or tablet), direct to your email clients such as Outlook or Gmail, for example. You can then read and download transmissions offline at your leisure.
How to Use RSS
Get an RSS Reader – The first thing you’ll want to do if you would like to use a RSS is to get an RSS Feed Reader. There are many feed readers going around with a variety of approaches and features – however, an online search for "RSS Feed Reader" for the device where you’d like to receive the feed (desktop, laptop, tablet, phone) will turn up a number of free selections.
Typically the feeds work a little like receiving emails. As you subscribe to the feed you’ll see that unread entries will be marked as bold. As you click on them you’ll see the latest update and can read it right there in the feed reader. You are given the option to click through to the actual site or move onto the next unread item – marking the last one as ‘read’.
Don’t want to Use an RSS Reader? Email is still an Option
If the above explanation all just seems a little too complicated for you then please don’t worry. You will continue to receive email updates as new information is posted. Just make sure you have signed up in various areas of the CMDA website where we offer simple subscription forms for various resources, and we will send you email notifications when new content is available.
Please note: CMDA does not provide technical assistance for the use of RSS Feeds or the installation and use of RSS Feed Readers.
RSS Feed: The Point Blog
- Lies, Love and Civil Discourse July 11, 2024by Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics) Today, recognizing the numerous forms of lying to which we are tempted, our communication is to be characterized by veracity, courage and love. Especially in our highly polarized society, when we see the stakes of political decisions as being so high, it is tempting to fudge the truth […]Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics)
- Steadfast July 9, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves…” (Ephesians 4:14, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- The Big Gamble July 2, 2024by Al Weir, MD “…I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day” (2 Timothy 1:12, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- On the Side: July 2024 July 2, 2024by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® My physician hubby and I just celebrated 33 years married. 33 years. 25 of those I have been married to a physician. (The first eight he was an aerospace engineer but don’t get me started on the bliss of having a NASA engineer as a husband and the flex […]Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- The Anxious Generation July 1, 2024by Steven Willing, MD Are skyrocketing rates of mental illness among the young caused by smartphones? A growing chorus of mental health professionals and research psychologists say “absolutely yes.” What does the evidence show, what can we do about it and why are religious conservatives largely being spared?Steven Willing, MD
- Praying for Dogs June 25, 2024by Al Weir, MD I prayed for a dog today. I’m not a dog-lover; I’m a dog-liker, but I prayed for Hershey today. A young man who had fallen on hard times called me today, a friend I had not heard from in years, but I had prayed for him regularly.Al Weir, MD
- Business-model Seeking June 18, 2024by Al Weir, MD If I become a private practice doctor, I might win four people to Christ in my life; but, as a missionary doctor, I could win 400? If I am a preacher, I would win 800? Should we not do for God that which brings the best outcomes? It’s certainly honorable to […]Al Weir, MD
- A Declaration Heard Around the World: Protect Our Children from Harm June 13, 2024by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Whether a healthcare professional, legislator, mother, father or concerned citizen, it should be our highest priority to protect children. Several healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations and others are doing just that.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Selfish with Sadness June 11, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25, ESV).Al Weir, MD
- Suffering and Facing Death June 6, 2024by JC Bicek No fewer than 20 states introduced assisted suicide bills so far in 2024, and polling suggests the majority of Americans are sympathetic to the cause. According to the stats, this must mean a number of supporters would at least call themselves Christians, which strikes me as a sad development considering the rich […]JC Bicek
- On the Side: June 2024 June 4, 2024by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® "…let us lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross…" Hebrews […]Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Faithful June 4, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25, ESV).Al Weir, MD
- Inconsistent Ideology from ACOG May 30, 2024by Steven A. Foley, MD How can the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) fully support gender-affirmation surgery but strongly condemn female genital mutilation?Steven A. Foley, MD
- The Cass Review Final Report (UK), 2024 May 29, 2024by Andrè Van Mol, MD The final Cass Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People was released in April 2024.Andrè Van Mol, MD
- Mission in the Mess May 28, 2024by Al Weir, MD “…Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14, NET).Al Weir, MD
- Seasoned May 22, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” (Colossians 4:6, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Grabbing For Jesus May 14, 2024by Al Weir, MD “As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored…” (2 Thessalonians 3:1, NASB).Al Weir, MD
- On the Side: May 2024 May 8, 2024by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® The best title of all to have, I think, is the title of “Redeemed.” No matter what other titles we may have, no matter how noble or glorious they are, compared to Redeemed, they all seem to shrink in importance.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Excellence May 7, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters” (Colossians 3:23, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- God’s Sandwich April 30, 2024by Al Weir, MD One of my favorite patients is a part-time pastor. At the beginning of his visit this week, he shared a frustrating story from the day before. “I was standing in the line at Subway, telling the woman how to fix my sandwich.Al Weir, MD