Catherine Ponder is considered one of America's foremost inspirational authors. She has written more than a dozen books, which includes her bestselling classic, THE DYNAMIC LAWS OF PROSPERITY (DeVorss Publications, 1962). She is a minister of the nondenominational Unity faith - long known as "the pioneer of positive thinking" - and has been described by some as "the Norman Vincent Peale among women ministers." She has served in Unity Churches since 1956 and heads a global ministry in Palm Desert, California.