home.php

<?php

/**
 * Featured Post 
 *
 */
function be_featured_post() {
  
  // Do not run on subsequent pages
  if( get_query_var( 'paged' ) )
    return;
  
  // Set up the first post.  
  the_post();
  echo '<div class="featured-post">';
  if( has_post_thumbnail() )
    echo '<p><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID(), 'large' ) . '</a></p>';
    echo '<h2><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a></h2>';
    the_excerpt();
  echo '</div>';
}
add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'be_featured_post' );
genesis();