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
- Someone is Watching February 4, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Join with others in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do” (Philippians 3:17, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Disruptions January 28, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island” (Acts 27:14, NET).Al Weir, MD
- Elevator Encounter January 21, 2025by Al Weir, MD “But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents” (Mark 12:42, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- “Nature” Does a Face Plant: Promoting the Transgender Suicide Myth January 16, 2025by Steven Willing, MD What if an original research paper published in a respected international scientific journal declared that keeping men out of women’s sports or banning the gender transitioning of minors caused an increase in suicide attempts among transgender youth? Wouldn’t you expect them to show actual evidence of an increase? Well, you ought. […]Steven Willing, MD
- The Long View: Lessons from Tenwek’s Community Health Program January 15, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Today, the Tenwek Community Health and Development (TCHD) program little resembles the original program begun 40 years ago. That is a good thing! The goals of the program haven’t changed, but the strategies certainly have evolved.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Social Transitioning is Neither Neutral nor Benign January 9, 2025by Andrè Van Mol, MD Here at CMDA, we’re often asked about why we, as an organization broadly and as our advocacy team specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out […]Andrè Van Mol, MD
- Wrong January 7, 2025by Al Weir, MD “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over” (Matthew 18:15, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- On the Side: January 2025 January 6, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Walking into my closet there are shoes and clothes of course, but also old picture frames, a collection of costumes, a big plastic bin of mementos for each of my children, old calendars, sewing supplies, projects I have started (but never finished), holiday decorations, boxes of old photos and […]Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- A Message of Hope and Health January 6, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® When we decided to attempt a public health campaign for pediatric pedestrian safety, we opted for an emphasis on community and solidarity, believing these cultural values were more likely to anchor the message beyond one cycle of road traffic accidents.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- V2 Christianity December 31, 2024by Al Weir, MD “…Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- The Great Invasion December 24, 2024by Al Weir, MD “When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under…” (Matthew 2:16, NET Bible).Al Weir, MD
- A Mission to Protect the Vulnerable December 18, 2024by JC Bicek Here at CMDA, we’re often asked about why we, as an organization broadly and as our advocacy team specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out of concern […]JC Bicek
- An Autumn Cold December 17, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send. And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Chickens Waiting December 10, 2024by Al Weir, MD “One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, ‘Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one’s own self! —can’t be my disciple…’” (Luke 14:25-26, MSG).Al Weir, MD
- On the Side: December 2024 December 4, 2024by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® The child life specialist was working with my 3-year-old triplets in an effort to prepare them all for Benjamin’s upcoming surgery.Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- God Listens December 3, 2024by Al Weir, MD “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it” (John 14:13-14, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Scientific Evidence Versus Ideology December 3, 2024by Steven A. Foley, MD The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) positions itself as a leader in scientific knowledge; however, this commitment seem to falter when it comes to care for transgender patients. Is it because ACOG’s focus is not on scientific evidence but primarily on ideology?Steven A. Foley, MD
- Protecting the Vulnerable After the 2024 Election November 26, 2024by Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) A frequent quip during an election year is that elections matter, and 2024 was no exception. Now that the 2024 election is over, I want to explore how this election will likely impact our efforts here at CMDA to protect the vulnerable.Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics)
- Durres November 26, 2024by Al Weir, MD “Then Moses said to God, ‘If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you,” and they ask me, “What is his name?” what shall I say to them?’ God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM…’” (Exodus […]Al Weir, MD
- Bookend Stories November 19, 2024by Al Weir, MD “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor heigh, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39, ESV).Al Weir, MD