loop.php

function my_custom_loop() {

	$args = array(
		'category_name' => 'featured',
		'orderby'       => 'post_date',
		'order'         => 'DESC',
		'posts_per_page'=> '3',
	);

	$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
	if( $loop->have_posts() ) {

		echo '<div class="front-page-slider"><div class="wrap">';

		// Loop through the posts
		while( $loop->have_posts() ): $loop->the_post();

			do_action( 'genesis_before_entry' );

			printf( '<article %s>', genesis_attr( 'entry' ) );

			do_action( 'genesis_before_entry_content' );

			$img = genesis_get_image( array(
				'format'  => 'html',
				'size'    => genesis_get_option( 'image_size' ),
				'context' => 'archive',
				'attr'    => genesis_parse_attr( 'entry-image' ),
			) );

			printf( '<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>', get_permalink(), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ), $img );

			do_action( 'genesis_after_entry_content' );

			do_action( 'genesis_entry_header' );

			the_excerpt();
				
			// do_action( 'genesis_entry_footer' );

			echo '</article>';

			do_action( 'genesis_after_entry' );


		endwhile;

		echo '</div></div>';

	}

	wp_reset_postdata();

}