This tutorial provides the steps to display simple featured related posts in any theme and not limited to Genesis. 
The tutorial can be used to show regular posts or custom post types in different style including Masonry and Magazine Layout having Lightbox & Gallery, Social Sharing with AJAX Pagination and different styling.
In this tutorial, we are going to use a plugin called WP Show Posts which includes lots of features for free. You can grab the premium version WP Show Posts Pro which offers advanced features at only 25$ with a 50% renewal discount.