I wasn't sure if it was intended to work like this, but I noticed that if I die, and have used SOTW before the death occured, that it doesn't reset when I return to bind point.(I know other abilities with timers, like Harm Touch and Lay On Hands reset upon death). ANyone else notice this, or is SOTW working as intended?

SotW has always been independent of death. Harm Touch and LoH are more like spells than AAs as far as I know.

that is correct :)