What Would You Grab?

If your house were burning to the ground and you had only seconds to act, what would you scramble to find and take with you?

If you awoke in the middle of the night to discover that your house were burning down, and every second remaining in the inferno put your own life at risk, what would you grab -- not counting people or pets -- on your way out?

It's a dinner-party question because the answers make for good conversation. Your answer may also offer a glimpse into your personality and core values.

Anyway, what would you say? Do you gather your most costly items: Jewelry, a laptop, antiques, bonds or cash from the safe? Do you grab what is most sentimental to you? Pictures of the children, grandma's quilt, your journals, a letter written from your father before he passed? Or do you focus on the most practical items? Passport, phone, backup hard drive, wallet, backing the car out of the garage?

And you might pose this to the parents in your congregation: What would your kids take on the way out?

For a great digital collection of others' answers, go to http://theburninghouse.com. It's a community photo blog...