June 15, 2008
I Can Still Hear His “˜Hallelujah!”
By Ben Cachiaras I recently heard a man explaining the origin of the word hallelujah, and it instantly triggered a powerful memory of my Grandpa Cachiaras. Hallelujah! That was his word. When I was little I thought he made it up. I thought he owned it. He would say it, shout it, and sing it all the time. He was a character. Anyone who passed through the halls of Minnesota Bible College between the years of 1919 and 1983 will tell you that. They heard him sing “Hallelujah” out loud, frequently””in the halls, in class, across the campus. He was





