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
- Seeing the Lord’s Beauty April 9, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® “Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, […]Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- On the Side: April 2025 April 8, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Our fragrance, be it good or bad, is something people notice. Scripture talks about the fragrance of Christ, reminding us the aroma that wafts around us is what people notice about our faith. It’s a heavy responsibility knowing people are watching and listening to us, but we need to […]Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Treasures, Tombs and Eternity April 8, 2025by Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA One thing the Egyptians are incredibly good at is the preservation of their artifacts and education about them. The last stop we made yesterday was to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, a museum that tries to teach the 7,000+ years of Egyptian history chronologically, tying the artifacts, structures […]Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA
- Hope April 8, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10, NKJV).Al Weir, MD
- Until It Hurts April 2, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on” (Mark 12:43b-44, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- CMDA Should (Re)-Assert Support for Childhood Vaccination March 27, 2025by John Holmlund, MD, MA The current measles outbreak in Texas, the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and broad societal trends have prompted widespread debate over the wisdom and future of vaccinating children for preventable infectious diseases with meaningful, even major, morbidity and mortality.John Holmlund, MD, MA
- When Helping Hurts March 25, 2025by Al Weir, MD “The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites…’” (Hosea 3:1, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- In the Trenches: Why Bother? March 19, 2025by Thomas W. Eppes, Jr., MD The issues facing physicians are numerous, covering a broad spectrum. From the nuts and bolts of managing daily practice, providing great care as we stay up to date, dealing with the ethical dilemmas facing our patients and communities—it can be overwhelming.Thomas W. Eppes, Jr., MD
- ConsultBridge: A Clinician to Clinician Digital Platform for Healthcare Missionaries March 18, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® ConsultBridge is a non-profit platform connecting frontline healthcare missionaries with specialist doctors for virtual consultations. By providing timely medical expertise in underserved regions, it empowers missionaries to deliver better patient care while specialists contribute their skills from afar.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- My Time in Ethiopia March 18, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® A physician's journey from Ethiopia's famine relief to medical teaching in China reflects resilience, faith and service. Through life-saving care, gospel outreach and mentorship, their story highlights enduring hope and the transformative power of compassionate healthcare and ministryChristian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Turning Off the Tech: How to Quiet Our Hearts and Tune in to Jesus March 18, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® In a tech-saturated world, Dr. Ruth Lindberg explores how constant digital distractions can pull us away from a deeper relationship with Jesus. She offers practical tips for reducing screen time, refocusing our attention and embracing the peace and presence of God.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- A Switch Too Far March 18, 2025by Al Weir, MD “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions” (Mark 7:8, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- A Dangerous Allegory March 13, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith…” (1 Peter 5:8-9, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Let Us Not Forget Ongoing Christian Persecution March 13, 2025by Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) During Lent as we approach Resurrection Day, a number of Christians choose to “give up” something they enjoy, such as a specific food or habit, to identify with the suffering of Jesus on the cross. One habit to consider adopting during this season is the admonition found in Hebrews […]Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics)
- Kuczewski Errs: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right March 10, 2025by Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics) In a recent Hasting Center Bioethics Forum Essay, “Supporting Patients and Students Who Are Immigrants: What to do and Why Most Bioethicists Won’t Do It,” Mark Kuczewski asserts that bioethicists, and medical systems in general, should not cooperate with any governmental attempts to identify or detain aliens who […]Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics)
- Canyon Living March 4, 2025by Al Weir, MD “This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer a short time in various trials” (1 Peter 1:6, NET).Al Weir, MD
- On the Side: March 2025 March 4, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® “In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor” (Acts 9:36, NIV).Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- President Trump’s Executive Order on IVF March 3, 2025by Andrè Van Mol, MD On February 18, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.” Noting “the importance of family formation,” the prevalence of infertility (“as many as one in seven”), and the high cost of IVF ($12,000 to $25,000 per cycle), the administration committed itself to a policy […]Andrè Van Mol, MD
- Federal Judge Blocks Gender Mandate February 28, 2025by Brick Lantz, MD We want our CMDA members to be aware we are tracking the outcome of President Trump’s orders to protect vulnerable youth from transgender distortion.Brick Lantz, MD
- The USAID Imbroglio: A Misinformation Campaign—Part 1 February 26, 2025by Steven Willing, MD Between my junior and senior years, I worked a summer job as a secretary-typist with the reviled United States Agency for International Development (USAID). What can I say? I was only 18 and not yet attuned to the subtle tells typically attributed to international criminal organizations.Steven Willing, MD