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Gainesville man gives away handmade crosses to ‘build a mini-bridge between that person and God’
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Ric Jacobsen, a former Methodist minister, hands out handmade crucifixes to anyone and everyone he meets. A friend makes the crosses in Minnesota and sends them to him. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jacobsen, 73, hands out handmade wooden crosses to people he meets at stores, on the street or at restaurants and coffee shops.