Today I had to notice some weird home page formatting. There is a big empty block in the left column of page one while the last page contains only a fraction of this space.
It's actually a formal complaint because of the empty blockhead on the top right corner. [;)]
Seriously though, we (beta testers) reported this repeatedly early on. something is obviously wrong with the "reflow" logic being used on the page.
Like you, I hope it gets fixed soon.
I'm sure it has to do with orphan control for the bible texts.
I personally reported this problem numerous times with very large gaps on my netbook (2 out of 3 columns blank for 2 pages).
Some changes were implemented but there is more work to be done.